Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière
Head of Diana

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Head of Diana
Dateafter 1882
PlaceParis, France
MediumBronze
Dimensions23 1/8 × 14 3/4 × 11 1/8 in. (58.8 × 37.5 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Morton A. Cohn, Meredith J. Long, and Fayez Sarofim in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at "One Great Night in November, 1994"
Object number94.449
Non exposé

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ProvenanceDavid Daniels Collection, New York; Tannebaum collection, 1971; [W.M. Brady & Co., Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH with funds provided by Morton A. Cohn, Meredith J. Long, and Fayez Sarofim in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at “One Great Night in November,” 1994.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Moon: "Houston, Tranquility Base Here. The Eagle Has Landed", Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Foundation Galleries, September 27, 2009 - January 10, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed on the bust's proper left shoulder: "A. Falquière"; founder's stamp, backside of bronze base: "THIEBAUT FRÈRES FONDEURS PARIS".

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