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Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627–1704)

Augustin Pajou | Sèvres Manufactory

ca. 1784

Medium

Hard-paste biscuit porcelain

Tags

BooksBishops

Dimensions

Height: 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1998

Classification

Ceramics-Porcelain

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French, Sèvres

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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