An Englishman, 1740
Pierre-Antoine Verschaffelt (English, 1710–1793)
Carrara marble, gray marble (pedestal); H. 29 3/4 in. (75.6 cm), H. of socle 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Purchase, Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation, Inc. Gift and Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation, Inc. Gift, 1978 (1978.3)
Technical Glossary
Pierre-Antoine Verschaffelt (English, 1710–1793)
Carrara marble, gray marble (pedestal); H. 29 3/4 in. (75.6 cm), H. of socle 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Purchase, Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation, Inc. Gift and Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation, Inc. Gift, 1978 (1978.3)
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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Material and Technique
- • Sculpture, In the Round, Europe
- • Sculpture, in the Round, Europe, Great Britain and Ireland
- • Stone, Marble
- • Stone, Marble, Sculpture, In the Round
