Bust of an Englishman
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Bust of an Englishman
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Published 2019-07-23T10:53:15+00:00
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A letter from Jean-François de Troy, director of the French Academy in Rome, to Philibert Orry, director of the royal buildings in Paris, dated August 26, 1740, mentions Verschaffelt as a young sculptor whose portrait of "an English milord" showed great promise.
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| Date published | 23/07/2019 |
| Complessità | Medium |
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| Title | Bust of an Englishman |
| Date | 1740 |
| Dimension | Height (bust): 29 3/4 in. (75.6 cm); Height (socle): 5 1/8 in. (13 cm) |
| Accession | 1978.3 |
| Medium | Carrara Marble |
| Credit | Purchase, C. Michael Paul Gift, 1978 |
| Record | https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/206712 |
| Artist | Peter Anton von Verschaffelt |
| Place | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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