C19th French Carved Marble Bust of Madame Juliette Recamier , After the Original Study by Joseph Chinard.

C19th French carved marble bust of Madame Juliette Recamier, after the original by Joseph Chinard .

Coyly portrayed elegant bust and upper torso study of the celebrated early C19th Parisian society hostess and beauty of the Napoleonic French Empire period , Juliette Recamier (1777-1849) was sculpted by Joseph Chinard (1756-1813) in 1801. Juliette was celebrated for both her beauty and scandalous love affairs, and this elongated bust study successfully captures the essence of her undoubted allure .

The study shows the subject holding a diaphanous veil or shawl across her chest , demurely concealing and yet revealing her breast , her hair upswept and wrapped in a scarf with a comb in the curls .

Well carved and highly decorative statuary marble bust in excellent condition with no damage or repairs .

Raised on an integrally carved socle base .

H 16"

W 10"

D 7"

France c. 1870

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