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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).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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