Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Portrait of a man, bust length
Terracotta bust of a man with a moustache and beard, head slightly tilted to the left. The man wears a brimless cap and has a narrow length of cloth loosely tied underneath his collared shirt. The bust stands upon an intergral socle.
The identity of this man is unknown, although his cap suggests he was a sculptor. His sensitive expression and the fine moulding of his face and beard show the vitality of Dalou's technique. Alongside Auguste Rodin and Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux he was considered one of the most important French sculptors of the period. As a teacher he inspired many others, in France and Britain.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2505
Creation/Production
DALOU, Jules
Date: 1873
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of NACF, 17/5/1993
Purchased with support from The National Art Collections Fund
Measurements
Height
(cm): 57.5
Width
(cm): 23.6
Depth
(cm): 23.1
Height
(in): 22
Width
(in): 9
Depth
(in): 9
Material
terracotta
Location
In store
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