Portrait bust of François de Saligna de la Motte Fénélon
Jean-Louis Lemoyne
(1665–1755)
second half of 18th century
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueCast terracotta with tinted plaster repair
DimensionsOverall (with socle): 36 cm (14 3/16 in.)
Other (without socle): 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.)
Other (without socle): 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2213
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1948, Wildenstein & Co, New York; November 24, 1948, sold by Wildenstein & Co to Forsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)
around 1725
