BUST OF THE DUCHESS OF CHÂTEAUROUX
Creator(s): Unknown (Sculptor)
On view in: Entry Hall
About this object
Duchess faces to the left and wears her hair dressed high and adorned with roses and curls falling over her shoulders. About her neck is a string of pearls with a pendant. Her bodice is in brocade with lace showing at the top and a spray of roses at the left. A robe is thrown over her shoulders. The skin and various textiles are distinguished by different polishing of the surface.
- Object name:
- BUST OF THE DUCHESS OF CHÂTEAUROUX
- Made from:
- White marble
- Made in:
- France
- Date made:
- early 18th-mid 18th Century
- Size:
- 92.7 cm (36 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 22.7
- Class:
- STONE
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION PORTRAIT DE MADAME LA DUCHESSE DE CHATEAUROUX-MARIE. ANNE 1719 1744 [On base]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973