Bust of an Englishman

1740
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 549
A letter from Jean-François de Troy, director of the French Academy in Rome, to Philibert Orry, director of the royal buildings in Paris, dated August 26, 1740, mentions Verschaffelt as a young sculptor whose portrait of "an English milord" showed great promise.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bust of an Englishman
  • Artist: Peter Anton von Verschaffelt (Flemish, Ghent 1710–1793 Mannheim)
  • Date: 1740
  • Culture: Flemish, carved in Rome
  • Medium: Bust: Carrara marble; socle: gray marble
  • Dimensions: Height (bust): 29 3/4 in. (75.6 cm); Height (socle): 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, C. Michael Paul Gift, 1978
  • Object Number: 1978.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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