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Guillaume Coustou the Elder French
The banker Samuel Bernard was made a member of the Order of Saint-Michel in 1702. This bust was probably carved on the occasion of his second marriage in 1720.
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Title: Samuel Bernard (1651–1739)
Artist:
Guillaume Coustou the Elder (French, Lyons 1677–1746 Paris)
Date: ca. 1727
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Marble
Dimensions:
Overall without base (confirmed): 36 1/8 x 27 7/8 x 14 5/8 in. (91.8 x 70.8 x 37.1 cm);
Height with base (confirmed): 37 3/4 in. (95.9 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation Inc. Gift and Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966
Object Number: 66.210a–c
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