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Madame de Wailly, née Adélaïde-Flore Belleville (1765–1838)
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Madame de Wailly, née Adélaïde-Flore Belleville (1765–1838)

Augustin Pajou

1789

Medium

Bust: marble; base: grey marble

Tags

PortraitsWomen

Dimensions

Overall, without base (confirmed): H. 24 5/8 x W. 19 7/8 x D. 10 3/4 in. (62.5 x 50.5 x 27.3 cm); Height with base: 30 1/8 in. (76.5 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Fletcher Fund, 1956

Classification

Sculpture

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French, 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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