Bust of Louis XV

Gallery 360, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Bust of Louis XV

c. 1745

Made at the Rue de Charenton manufactory, Paris (1743–1788)

This bust of Louis XV (King of France from 1715 to 1774) shows the ruler wearing a cuirass—body armor that protects the torso above the waist—and a ribbon of the “Ordre du Saint-Esprit” (Order of the Holy Spirit). This figure was probably modeled on one of the several busts of Louis XV by French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (1704-1778).

Gallery 360, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Bust of Louis XV

Date:

c. 1745

Artist:

Made at the Rue de Charenton manufactory, Paris (1743–1788)

Medium:

Lead-glazed earthenware (faience fine)

Dimensions:

Height: 20 7/8 inches (53 cm)

Classification:

Sculpture

Credit Line:

Gift (by exchange) of Blanche P. Levy, Daniel H. Farr, Henrietta Graff, Mae Wagstaff Moore, The Torrey Collection, and Mrs. Arthur Hacker, Mrs. Alfred Stengel, and Mrs. George H. Stuart III, 2003

Accession Number:

2003-87-1a,b

Geography:

Made in Paris, France, Europe

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