Bust of an Englishman

Peter Anton von Verschaffelt

1740 · Bust: Carrara marble; socle: gray marble · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

A letter from Jean-François de Troy, director of the French Academy in Rome, to Philibert Orry, director of the royal buildings in Paris, dated August 26, 1740, mentions Verschaffelt as a young sculptor whose portrait of "an English milord" showed great promise.

Artist

Peter Anton von Verschaffelt

Date

1740

Medium

Bust: Carrara marble; socle: gray marble

Culture

Flemish, carved in Rome

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, C. Michael Paul Gift, 1978