The duchesse de Berry

Manufactory Denuelle Manufactory French
 After an original by Henri Joseph Ruxthiel

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This bust appears to be the most ambitious piece of porcelain produced by the Paris factory of Auguste Dominique Denuelle. It is based on a marble bust by the sculptor Henri Joseph Ruxtheil (1755–1837) and depicts Marie-Caroline, the duchess of Berry. A daughter of King Francis I of the Two Sicilies, Marie-Caroline married Charles Ferdinand, the duke of Berry, whose father became Charles X in 1824. Charles Ferdinand was assassinated four years before his father ascended the throne, and Marie-Caroline was forced to flee France when her father-in-law was overthrown in the July Revolution of 1830.

The duchesse de Berry, Denuelle Manufactory (French), Hard-paste biscuit and glazed porcelain; bronze, French, Paris

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The duchesse de Berry, Denuelle Manufactory (French), Hard-paste biscuit and glazed porcelain; bronze, French, Paris
The duchesse de Berry, Denuelle Manufactory (French), Hard-paste biscuit and glazed porcelain; bronze, French, Paris

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