Portrait of a young woman
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
22 7/8 x 17 x 8 in. (58.1 x 43.2 x 20.3 cm)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1994
Accession Number
1994.42
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
PortraitsWomen
About the Artist
Henri-Baron de Triqueti · 1803–1874
Baron Henri Joseph François de Triqueti (also known as Henry de Triqueti) was a prominent French sculptor, painter, and writer on art, born on 24 October 1803 in Conflans-sur-Loing in the Loiret region. The son of a wealthy Piedmontese industrialist and diplomat, he enjoyed a privileged upbringing with a thorough classical education. He trained as a painter under Louis Hersent before turning to sc...