Plaster Bust Of The Great Count

Large bust THE GREAT CONDE (Louis II of Bourbon Prince of Condé) In molded and lacquered plaster, after the work of COYSEVOX preserved in the Louvre Museum. Biography: Louis II of Bourbon-Condé known as the Great Condé, first designated by the title of Duke of Enghien, born September 8, 1621 in Paris and died December 11, 1686 in FONTAINEBLEAU is a prince of the French blood, cousin of LOUIS XIV, and one of the Generals of the great century. About: The Great Condé (Louis II of Bourbon Prince of Condé) Bust after the work of Coysevox preserved in the Louvre Museum: The original bronze model was made in 1688, two years after the death of the model on commission from his nephew the Prince of Conti who intended it for his private mansion located in Paris. Louis II of Bourbon, prince of the blood, sports griffins on his armor, iconography usually reserved for the sovereign alone.