Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Bust
ca. 1780 (made)
ca. 1780 (made)
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Bust in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and he is dressed in his Armenian costume consisting of a fur cap and fur-lined brown caftan, over which is thrown a mauve cloak, and he rests on a circular pedestal.
Object details
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| Title | Jean-Jacques Rousseau (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Bust in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1780. |
| Physical description | Bust in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and he is dressed in his Armenian costume consisting of a fur cap and fur-lined brown caftan, over which is thrown a mauve cloak, and he rests on a circular pedestal. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Adapted from a portrait painted by J.H. Taraval, based on a bronze medal, dated 1761, by Frans Gabriel Leclerc, and engraved in 1766 by C.H.Watelet. Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Sander, Utrecht, for £1 in October 1869 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 361 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:432-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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