Bust of a Man, ca. 1745–50, French, Paris, Bust: pale gray terracotta, covered with a buff colored wash; socle: breccia violetta marble, Height (bust): 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); Height (socle): 4 in. (10.2 cm), Sculpture, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger (French, Paris 1704–1778 Paris), The traditional identification of the sitter as the Dauphin Louis, son of Louis XV, was ruled out after a comparison with his known painted portraits. He is now thought to represent an aristocrat at Louis XV's court
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Bust, Man, ca, 1745–50, French, Paris, pale gray terracotta, covered, buff colored wash, socle, breccia violetta marble, Height, bust, 14 1/2, 36.8 cm, 4, 10.2, Sculpture, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger, 1704–1778, traditional, identification, sitter, Dauphin Louis, son, Louis XV, ruled out, comparison, painted portraits, now thought, represent, aristocrat, court
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