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Bust of a woman

French Empire white marble bust of a woman on grey marble socle. The long hair is drawn back in a smooth chignon confined by a narrow braid. The hair on top of the head is tightly curled and falls in a triangle to ear-lobe level on each side of the face. The bust is draped and the thin material gathered into three buttons on each shoulder. A ribbon runs just under the bust-line. Size: Height: 76 cm Width: 50 cm

Artist / Maker: Jean-Jacques Flatters

Place: France

Object Type: sculpture

Period: Louis XVIII

Actual Date: c.1820

Century: 19th century

Material: Marble

Museum Accession Number: S.89