Bust of a Man ca. 1745–50 Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger French The traditional identification of the sitter as the Dauphin Louis, son of Louis XV, was ruled out after a comparison with his known painted portraits. He is now thought to represent an aristocrat at Louis XV's court. The fresh and masterful style of the modelling suggests a dating to the years of Lemoyne's maturity, about 1745–50. Bust of a Man. Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger (French, Paris 1704–1778 Paris). French, Paris. ca. 1745–50. Bust: pale gray terracotta, covered with a buff colored wash; socle: breccia violetta marb
Bust of a Man ca. 1745–50 Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger French The traditional identification of the sitter as the Dauphin Louis, son of Louis XV, was ruled out after a comparison with his known painted portraits. He is now thought to represent an aristocrat at Louis XV's court. The fresh and masterful style of the modelling suggests a dating to the years of Lemoyne's maturity, about 1745–50. Bust of a Man. Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger (French, Paris 1704–1778 Paris). French, Paris. ca. 1745–50. Bust: pale gray terracotta, covered with a buff colored wash; socle: breccia violetta marble. Sculpture
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