Portrait of a Man

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Portrait of a Man
Dateprobably c. 1850–1900
PlaceFrance
MediumUnglazed terracotta
Dimensions7 3/4 in. height (19.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.579
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ProvenanceBurat Collection, Paris; [Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York]; bought by Percy Straus on December 9, 1940; bequeathed to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Visage of Culture," University of St. Thomas, Houston, 1959.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed, back of proper left shoulder: J.B.Lemoyne
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