Artist
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux(French, 1827–1875)French, 1827–1875
CultureFrench
Titles
- Bust of the Imperial Prince
Date1865
MediumPlaster
DimensionsOverall: 25 × 14 × 11 in. (63.5 × 35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mindy and Jeffery D. Hildebrand, Marjorie G. Horning, Mrs. Aggie Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Tudor, Birgitt van Wijk, Lynn Wyatt, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy J. Younger, George S. Heyer, Jr., and F. Richard Drake
Object number2013.245
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
220 McNair Gallery
Exposé
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Department
Arts of Europe and the MediterraneanObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
incised on the right side of the pedestal: J.CARPEAUX / TUILERIES PAQUES 1865
incised on the front of the pedestal: S.A. / LE PRINCE / IMPERIAL; left side of the pedestal: DEPOT / FAUBOURG ST HONORE 235 [above this inscription is a small oval metal stamp of ownership]
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
c. 1873–1874, modeled 1867
Bronze
2024.67
Jean-Antoine Houdon
modeled 1780, cast 1787–1789
Plaster, with terracotta paint
2014.840