Torchère figure (one of a pair)
Augustin Pajou
19th century · Plaster, carved and gilded wood · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The nymphs are in the style of Augustin Pajou (1730–1809), who supplied comparable figures intended to hold candelabra for the dining room of Madame du Barry's pavillon at Louveciennes in 1771.
- Artist
- Augustin Pajou
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Plaster, carved and gilded wood
- Culture
- French
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
