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Jean-Jacques Caffieri

Bust of Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, 1786

Description

Maker

  • Jean-Jacques Caffieri, 1725-1792, French

Title

Bust of Jean-Baptiste Rousseau

Year

1786

Medium

Terracotta

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • terracotta

Dimensions

64.8 x 43.2 x 25.4 cm (25 1/2 x 17 x 10 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Incised on back after firing (probably by a later hand):Jean BaptisteR Rousseaune a Paris 1670 mourut Brux 17??fait par Caffieri1786

Type

  • Sculpture

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

30.042

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Nicole Eisenman

November 1, 2019 - May 1, 2021

From the Reserve I

April 9 - August 3, 1994

Portrait Bust

March 5-30, 1969

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