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Head of a Bearded Elder
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Head of a Bearded Elder

Augustin Pajou

1768

Medium

Terracotta on a bleu turquin marble socle

Tags

HeadsMenPortraits

Dimensions

without socle, confirmed: 14 1/4 × 12 1/8 × 9 1/2 in. (36.2 × 30.8 × 24.1 cm) with socle, confirmed: 21 1/2 × 12 1/8 × 9 1/2 in., 43.1 lb. (54.6 × 30.8 × 24.1 cm, 19.6 kg)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2003

Classification

Sculpture

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French, probably Paris

Rights

Public Domain

About Augustin Pajou

1730–1809 • France

Pajou was born into a family of sculptors and was among the most successful artists of his generation. He received many royal and public commissions as a favorite of Louis XVI's mistress, Madame du Barry. He was also a famed portraitist, which allowed him to continue to find clientele after the Revolution. French sculptor and draughtsman. Comment on works: Sculptor; Mythology, Portraits, history

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