Complex sentence: Etienne Maurice Falconet (1716-1791), among the first rank of French Rococo sculptors, patronized by Mme de Pompadour, was born to a poor family in Paris.
Split into simpler sentences: Etienne Maurice Falconet (1716-1791), is counted among the first rank of French Rococo sculptors, patronized by Mme de Pompadour. Falconet was born to a poor family in Paris.