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Modern · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 206762

Bust of Bonaparte

Antoine-Louis Barye, possibly modeled ca. 1862

Bust of Bonaparte at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of Dr. Maria A. S. de Reinis, 1978 · Public domain

Artist
Antoine-Louis Barye
Date
possibly modeled ca. 1862
Medium
Bronze (sand cast)
Dimensions
with base: 7 1/8 × 3 × 1 3/4 in., 29.027oz. (18.1 × 7.6 × 4.4 cm, 823g) Height (without base): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Era
Modern

Why it matters

Bust of Bonaparte, dated possibly modeled ca. 1862, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Bronze (sand cast). The museum attributes the work to Antoine-Louis Barye. The recorded dimensions are with base: 7 1/8 × 3 × 1 3/4 in., 29.027oz. (18.1 × 7.6 × 4.4 cm, 823g) Height (without base): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.