"Bust Of Madame Du Barry, Terracotta And Bronze"
Beautiful bust of Madame Du Barry (Vaucouleurs 1743- Paris 1793) last favorite and great advisor of King Louis XV. This sculpture represents the countess in terracotta with a beautiful patina of time and her drapery is elaborated in brown patinated bronze. All on a marble pedestal base (a broken corner at the back see photo) size of the square base 10.5 cm Unsigned this work can be attributed to Augustin Pajou (1730-1809)