In several long chapters, the author outlines the sculptor's activity for the many royal sculptural programs at the Louvre, the Invalides, Versailles, etc.. Maral includes long sections on the royal portraits, official portraits and busts of important figures, religious works in various locations, and funerary works, including his masterpiece for the tomb of Richelieu at the Sorbonne. Françoise La Moureye-Gavotry contributed a study of Giradon's activities as a major collector during the realm of Louis XIV. During his lifetime, many of Girardon's sculptural pieces were engraved, the plates for these are reproduced in this volume.