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The sculpture is a bust of a woman, capturing her from the chest up. The woman has an intricately detailed hairstyle, with her hair pulled back and curls framing her face. The bust features an off-the-shoulder fabric garment that drapes across her shoulders, fastened with a button on each shoulder. The material of the sculpture appears to be a brown-toned bronze or terracotta with a textured finish. The sculpture rests on a square base with an inscription at the front. The woman's expression is calm and serene, and her gaze is slightly directed to her right.
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
A Lady
Joseph Chinard
- Date
- 1810
- Medium
- terracotta
- Dimensions
- overall: 60.7 x 40.4 x 30 cm (23 7/8 x 15 7/8 x 11 13/16 in.)
- Classification
- Sculpture · Bust
- Accession number
- 1990.128.1
- Credit line
- Gift of Daniel Wildenstein, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
- Time span
- 1801 to 1825
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- French
- European Sculpture of the Nineteenth Century
- female
- portrait
- Neoclassic
Provenance
Private collection, London; acquired 1965 by the Wildenstein family, New York; gift 1990 to NGA.
Inscription
incised on front of base: Chinard de Lyon 1810
NGA object ID 72013. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.