Augustin Pajou, Sculpture Buste Terre Cuite La Comtesse Du Barry Epoque XIXème

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Augustin Pajou, Sculpture Buste Terre Cuite La Comtesse Du Barry Epoque XIXème

Name: Augustin Pajou, Sculpture Buste Terre Cuite La Comtesse Du Barry Epoque XIXème
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 7LZ0V50P9F
Price: 1200 EUR
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1.200 €

Period 19th century

Style Louis XV style

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Augustin Pajou, Sculpture Buste Terre Cuite La Comtesse Du Barry

19th century

Superb and Important Terracotta Bust Sculpture, Representing Madame La Comtesse Du Barry from L'Oeuvre Conservée au Louvres.

This Buste Drapé à l'Antique sur l'Epaule Gauche, L'Epaule Droite Dénudée Represent Jeanne Becu Dite Madame La Comtesse du Barry, Dernière Favorite du Roi Louis XV. As a token of his love, Louis XV had the Château de Louveciennes built for her.

Sculpture By Augustin PAJOU, is one of the most important sculptors of the second half of the French 18th century. He worked for the Château de Versailles. Sculptor to the King in 1760, he is recognized as a portraitist, executing busts including that of Madame La Comtesse du Barry. It brought him instant fame.

Very elegant piece, inscribed on the back "Portrait de Madame La Comtesse du Barry par Pajou, Sculpteur du Roy et Professeur de son Académie de Peinture et Sculptutre, 1773.

Bel Elément de Décoration, de Belles Proportions.

Nineteenth-century work.

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Dimensions :

Height: 66 cm

Width: 48 cm

In good condition.

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Additional Information

Condition	Good
Style	Louis XV style (Terracotta sculpture of Louis XV style Style)
Period	19th century (Terracotta sculpture 19th century)
Country of origin	France