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.
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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.