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Torchère figure (one of a pair)

Style of Augustin Pajou (French, Paris 1730–1809 Paris)

Date:: 19th century
Culture:: French
Medium:: Plaster, gilded wood
Dimensions:: Each, H. 67 in. (170.2 cm.)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Accession Number:: 07.225.195a

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 692

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