Marie Antoinette (1755–1793), Queen of France

Probably by Herman Verner

1791

Not on view

Very similar to a terracotta portrait by Nini (52.189.2).

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Provenance

Title: Marie Antoinette (1755–1793), Queen of France
Artist: Probably by Herman Verner (active 1784–1805)
Date: 1791
Culture: French
Medium: Pink wax on black ground; frame: wood with glass
Dimensions: Framed: 7 5/8 × 6 3/8 in. (19.4 × 16.2 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
Credit Line: The Glenn Tilley Morse Collection, Bequest of Glenn Tilley Morse, 1950
Object Number: 50.187.40
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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