Artist: 18th Century French School
Medium: Bronze on marble base
Signature: marked "Tiffany & Co." on the back of the base
Dimensions:
22.25 in. h. X 15 in. w. X 9 in. d.
Description:
Previously Exhibited at Biedenharne Museum, NOMA
This youthful bust of Louis XIV is modelled after the original model at Versailles (in the North wing, 1st floor, 17th century rooms). The young king, shown with his head turned three-quarters, wears a Roman cuirass or armor. He is further identified with the addition of a sun, or the Sun King’s emblem, at the bottom of the base, with surrounding inscription “Ludovicus Magnus Nec Pluribus Impar” or “Louis the Great, Not Unequal to Many.”
Provenance:
From the Private Collection of Daniel Bibb, Atlanta, Georgia.
Type of Work: Sculpture
Other works by 18th Century French School
Portrait of an Actress 18th Century French School
Women Celebrating the Age of Enlightenment 18th Century French School
Bust of a Young Gentleman 18th Century French School
Bust of a Goddess in the style of the Fontainebleau School 18th Century French School
SOLD
Two 18th c. French Bergeres, assembled pair, Louis XVIth period, c.1780 18th Century French School
SOLD
Provincial French Fruitwood Occasional Table, Directoire, c.1790 18th Century French School
SOLD
A Marseille Faience Dish 18th Century French School
SOLD
Pair Louis XVIth French Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces, c.1790 18th Century French School
SOLD
Pair of Monumental Bronze Lions after Antoine Louis Barye 18th Century French School