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Louis XV

probably 19th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Louis XV
  • Artist: After Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger (French, Paris 1704–1778 Paris)
  • Date: probably 19th century
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 16 1/8 × 12 × 7 1/8 in., 40oz. (41 × 30.5 × 18.1 cm, 1134.108g)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.101.1630
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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