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Geneviève-Françoise Randon de Malboissière (1740–1766)

1768
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 549
This portrait of the talented daughter of the financier Jean-Antoine Randon, sieur de Malboissière, is posthumous. Her garland includes rose laurel, alluding to a character named Laurette in a pastoral play written by her.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Geneviève-Françoise Randon de Malboissière (1740–1766)
  • Artist: Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger (French, Paris 1704–1778 Paris)
  • Date: 1768
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Bust: white marble; plinth: brèche violette marble
  • Dimensions: Height (bust): 31 1/2 in. (80 cm); Height (plinth): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.7.73
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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