Augustin Pajou(France, 1730-1809)
Portrait bust depicting Madame Du Barry (1743-1793)
Portrait bust depicting Madame Du Barry (1743-1793)
Marble, height 70.5 cm. 19th Century.
Literature
Louis Réau, "Histoire de l'expansion de l'art français Pays Scandinaves, Angleterre, Amérique du Nord", Paris 1931, compare p. 75.
C.D. Moselius, the motif described in "Pajou's portrait bust of Madame Du Barry", tidskriften Apollo, maj 1926.
Oswald Kuylenstierna, the motif mentioned in "Gustav III och grevinnan du Barry", Ord och Bild, Stockholm 1925.
More information
The original was given by Mme Du Barry to King Gustav III.
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