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Torchère figure (one of a pair)

Augustin Pajou

19th century

Medium

Plaster, carved and gilded wood

Tags

Nymphs

Dimensions

Overall (wt. confirmed): H. 67 in., Wt. 179lb. (170.2 cm, 81.1939kg); Overall (integral base): W. 17 × D. 11 5/8 in. (43.2 × 29.5 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906

Classification

Sculpture

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French

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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