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Female Bust

ca. 1795
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 951

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Female Bust
  • Artist: Joseph-Charles Marin (French, Paris 1759–1834 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1795
  • Medium: Terracotta, on green marble pedestal.
  • Dimensions: H. 15.9 cm (without pedestals).
  • Classification: Sculpture-Terracotta
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.1490
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection
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