Bust of a Woman
Augustin Pajou
and studio (French, 1730–1809)
dated 177(4?)
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueCast terracotta with a plaster fill
DimensionsOverall (without socle): 20 x 16.8 cm (7 7/8 x 6 5/8 in.)
Other (with socle): 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.)
Other (with socle): 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2218
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1937, David David-Weill (b. 1871 - d. 1952), Paris and Neuilly-sur-Seine, France; 1937, sold by David-Weill to Wildenstein and Company, New York [see note 1]; May 18, 1940, sold by Wildenstein to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI [see note 2]; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)
NOTES:
[1] See "Sale of the David-Weill Collection," Art News, February 27, 1937, pp. 12, 20.
[2] Sold as a portrait of "Madame Olivier".
NOTES:
[1] See "Sale of the David-Weill Collection," Art News, February 27, 1937, pp. 12, 20.
[2] Sold as a portrait of "Madame Olivier".
Jean-Louis Lemoyne
second half of 18th century
John Singer Sargent