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Busts of Notable Figures

Sculptural busts of historical figures rendered in different materials, illustrating detailed craftsmanship and character representations.

Jean-Pierre Dantan (known as Dantan the Younger, 1800-1869). Caricature of the painter, Antoine-Charles-Horace Vernet, dit Carle Vernet (1758-1836). Terracotta (after restoration). Paris, Carnavalet museum. 53174-8 Painter, French painter, caricature
Jean-Pierre Dantan (known as Dantan the Younger, 1800-1869). Caricature of the painter, Antoine-Charles-Horace Vernet, dit Carle Vernet (1758-1836). Terracotta (after restoration). Paris, Carnavalet museum. 53174-8 Painter, French painter, caricature
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Jean-Auguste Chevandier de Valdrome. Dated: model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1940. Dimensions: overall: 18.4 x 14.3 x 12.1 cm (7 1/4 x 5 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.
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David Garrick (1717-1779). Artist: After a model by James Tassie (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1735-1799 London). Culture: British. Dimensions: Framed: 6 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (15.9 × 13.3 cm). Date: 18th century.After a model for a Wedgwood medallion. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). "Bust of Mr. Odier". Bronze, 19th century. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. French banker, bronze, bust, industrialist, face, caricature
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Bust of a Man Bust reputedly of "Psyche," an athlete in the employ of the Duke of Northumberland Bust of a Negro, reputedly 'Psyche', a black athlete in the employ of the Duke of Northumberland The Blackamoor, Studio of Francis Harwood, 1726/7-1783, British
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The Goethe Centenary (1932)Rouch's Bust of Goethe in the Leipzing (Germany) Town Hall. July 4, 1932.
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Aristotle, 1774-80. Basalt. Fine grained unglazed black stoneware.. Sculptor: John Cheere. Manufacturer: Wedgwood & Bentley
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Count of Cavour (1810-1861). Italian politician. Bust by M. Mattaglia. Marble. 1886. Museum of the Risorgimento. Turin. Italy. Author: M. Battaglia.
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Aristotle, 1774-80. Basalt. Fine grained unglazed black stoneware.. Sculptor: John Cheere. Manufacturer: Wedgwood & Bentley
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Portrait of GertrudeStein. Artist: Jacques Lipchitz, French, born Russia (Lithuania), 1891-1973 Subject: Gertrude Stein, American, 1874-1946
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Bust of psychiatry professor Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, arcaded courtyard of the Vienna University, Ringstrasse, Vienna, Austria, Europe
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Anonymous / 'Lysias'. XVIII century. Parian marble. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
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The Truth Seeker, life-size bronze sculpture by Gisela Steimle in front of the Kornhaus with library, Wangen im Allgaeu, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
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Portrait head of Princess Juliana, Gerrit Jan van der Veen, Before 1940 figure. sculpture. bust Portrait head of a young woman (Juliana van Oranje), frontal, with slightly wavy hair to the neck. Mounted on a black marble base. Amsterdam Bust: Bronze (metal). Shelf: Marble (Rock) casting
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Portrait kamea of Juliusz Tarnowski (1840-1863); Bianchini, Gaetano (Florence; Gliptyczna and Kupiecka company; Fl. CA 1850-1900); around 1870 (1866-00-00-1875-00-00);Capella née Dzieduszycki, Henryk, collection, January Uprising (1863-1864), Rapperswil, collection, Tarnowski, Juliusz (1840-1863), Glipty
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`Portret gen. Czesława Jarnuszkiewicza` Portrait of gen. Czesław Jarnuszkiewicz - Sculpture by Olga Niewska en face view of sculpture. unknown, photographer
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BAILEY, Philip James (1816-1902). Poet. Sculpture on marble. UNITED KINGDOM. SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH. Edinburgh. Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
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Semperoper, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe, Marble bust of Beethoven on a pedestal, detailed sculpture with artistic subtleties, Europe
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Tadeusz Rejtan Zakrzewski, Teodor (19th century)
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Inigo Jones 1769-80 Wedgwood and Bentley. Inigo Jones. British, Etruria, Staffordshire. 1769-80. Black basalt ware. Ceramics-Pottery
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Bust of a young man ", 2nd half of the 15th century. Statuette produced in the Venice region (Italy). Metal, bronze. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, Petit Palais. 28845-10 Bronze, bust, young man, metal, realizes Venice, statuette
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Mexico.Mexico city.National Museum of Interventions.Death mask of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico(1832/1867).Ruled Mexico from 1864 to 1867..
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Image of a bust of Christophorus Henricus Didericus Buys Ballot (1817-1890) in the main building of the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute (K.N.M.I.) in De Bilt.
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Gold funerary mask of king called Achaean Mask of Agamemnon from grave V at Mycenae
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Poll photo collection. Greece. Bronze mask .. January 1, 1930. Greece
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Bust of Pope Paul V. Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, 1598 - 1680)
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MEDALLON REPRESENTANDO A DON JUAN FRANCISCO CAMACHO (1815-1896) - SIGLO XX. Author: JULIO LOPEZ HERNANDEZ. Location: MINISTERIO DE HACIENDA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) as First Consul ca. 1800 Dihl et Guérhard French. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) as First Consul 208012
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Self-portrait, Johan Gregor van der Schardt, c. 1573
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Bust of painter Mihaly Munkacsy (1844-1900). By Louis Ernest Barrias (1841-1905). Bronze, 1878. Author: Louis-Ernest Barrias.
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Charles Kotra (1859-1942). Portrait-charge of Michel-René Thibault Dit Daubray (1837-1892), actor. Terracotta. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 74057-22 Actor, French comedian, derision, modeling, portrait-load, sculptor, terracotta, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, caricature
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Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki (1640-1694), Kikta, Roman
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CANADA ONTARIO STRATFORD, SHAKESPEAREAN GARDENS, HEAD OF SHAKESPEARE
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Portrait of Witold Pintowski (around 1841-1863); Bianchini, Gaetano (Florence; Gliptyczna and Kupiecka company; Fl. CA 1850-1900); around 1870 (1866-00-00-1875-00-00);Capella née Dzieduszycki, Henryk, Collection, Pintowski, Witold (around 1841-1863), January Uprising (1863-1864), Rapperswil, collection, Glipty
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ESCULTURA DE MEDIO CUERPO DEL EMPERADOR CARLOS V-DET CABEZA. Location: EXTERIOR. Laredo. Cantabria. SPAIN. CARLOS V (CARLOS I). Charles I (V of the Holly Roman Empire).
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Jean-Pierre Dantan (1800-1869) said Dantan the young. Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, prince of Bénévent. Plaster. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 24030-8 Bust, French politician, statue
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10th Duke of Atholl (1931-1996), Bust of Lucy Pott, Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, Great Britain
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Bust of Abraham Lincoln, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Los Angeles, California, USA
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France, Paris, 8th district, Petit Palais. Bust of Edward Tuck.
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Grave, Louis Frederic Jacques Ravene, French Cemetery, Chausseestrasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany, Europe
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DESEINE, Louis Pierre (n.1749-07-20-D.1822-10-11), portrait of Louis XVIII, king of France. Terracotta. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris. Louis XVIII, king of France
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China, Bust of Professor Yang Zhongjian aka C.C.Young, Father of Chinese Vertebrate Paleontology
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Historical print from the 19th century, bust of Voltaire, also known as Francois Marie Arouet, 1694 - 1778, an author of the French and European Enlightenment
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Old man with a beard; Płoński, Michał (1778-1812); around 1800 (1796-00-00-1805-00-00);
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Bust of George Washington. Dimensions: H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm). Date: 1800-1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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'"Portrait of General Yakov Ivanovich Rostovtsev"'. Russia, 1850s. Dimensions: 56x55 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
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Bust of Pope John XXIII, Chiesa di Santo Stefano church, founded in 1294, Venice, Veneto region, Italy, Europe
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. Bust troubling Ferdinand Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1721-1792) on a base consisting of a column with garland on a square pedestal. Signature: Relive with a horse to the left and below I.
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Lithuania, Southern Lithuania, Grutas, Grutas Park, sculpture park of former Communist-era sculptures, bust of Joseph Stalin, defocussed
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Le Negre Waldemar Rannus (American, born Estonia, 1880-1944). , before 1927. African Blackwood, 15 3/8 × 13 1/4 × 13 3/8 in., 56 lb. (39.1 × 33.7 × 34 cm, 25.4kg). American Art before 1927
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Mozart Gips-Bueste, Komponist, 1756 - 1791, McPKST McP_WAL_2024_000075 *** Mozart Plaster Bueste, Composer, 1756 1791, McPKST McP Wal 2024 000075 McPKST
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Bearded Innkeeper” with white furry vest, black/white shirt, brown knickers second half 18th-mid-19th century Italian The practice of using crèche figures to restage religious events reached the height of its complexity and artistic excellence in eighteenth-century Naples, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s group of Neapolitan crèche is one of the finest and most complete survivals of the art form. The ensemble consists of characters traditional to eighteenth-century Italian Christmas holiday customs. The Nativity, featuring the holy family, shepherds and their flocks, and a host of angels and cherubs is joined by the procession of the three Magi and colorful peasants, townspeople, and animals. The figures have articulated bodies of tow and wire with polychromed terracotta heads, and are all in partially distressed condition.These vibrant characters are further brought to life by a wide-ranging set of cloth, embroidery, leather, wicker, wax, and silver accessories. Many of these, su
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Diller, Eryk; Laszczka, Konstanty (1865-1956); 1917 (1917-00-00-1917-00-00);Diller, Eryk (1859-1926)-iconography, Laszczka, Konstanty (1865-1965), Partage Plus, plaques, men's bust, secession (style)
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Portrait of Fyodor Notgaft Plate; porcelain, enamel, gilding; Diameter: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-1
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Bust of Daniel Webster 1853 Pierre Joseph Chardigny. Bust of Daniel Webster. 1853. Waxed plaster. Made in France
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Auguste François Willème (1835-1905). "Portrait of Denis-Stanislas Montalant," said Talbot (1824-1904), actor and member of the Comédie Française. Painted plaster. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 74059-14 Actor, comedian, french, plaster, foot portrait, statuette
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Portrait of Heber R. Bishop. Artist: Berquin-Varangoz Workshop. Culture: France. Dimensions: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 8 in. (20.3 cm). Date: 1898. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Close up confident mature male lawyer showing justice statue