Bust of Dominique Francois Arago
Pierre Jean David d'Angers
(French, 1788–1856)
1839
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueStone; Marble
Dimensions49.53 x 31.12 x 24.13 cm (19 1/2 x 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Randolph J. Fuller
Accession number1980.406
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenancePrivate collection, Paris. Private collection, Geneva [see note 1]. By 1977, consigned or sold by Lampronti (dealer), Rome, to Heim Gallery, London [see note 2]; October, 1979, sold by Heim Gallery to Randolph J. Fuller, Boston; 1980, gift of Randolph J. Fuller to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 12, 1980)
Notes:
[1] According to information provided by Heim Gallery at the time of acquisition. [2] "Notable Works of Art Now on the Market," Burlington Magazine 119, no. 891 (June, 1977), pl. XXIV. The source of the sculpture is recorded in the Heim Gallery Commission Book (Box 202, Heim-Swiftdone) held by the Getty Research Institute.
Notes:
[1] According to information provided by Heim Gallery at the time of acquisition. [2] "Notable Works of Art Now on the Market," Burlington Magazine 119, no. 891 (June, 1977), pl. XXIV. The source of the sculpture is recorded in the Heim Gallery Commission Book (Box 202, Heim-Swiftdone) held by the Getty Research Institute.
late 14th century
