A Girl
Bust
1876 (dated)
1876 (dated)
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This bust was made by Aimé-Jules Dalou (also known as Jules Dalou) in London in 1876. It is possibly a portrait of the artist's daughter Georgette (1867-1915). Of numerous bronze versions, one is in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris (RF3951), and another is in the William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow, London. Both of these are signed and dated 1876. A terracotta version is in a private collection.
Dalou (1838-1902) was the son of a glove maker and initially trained in drawing at the Petit École in Paris. There he was encouraged to produce sculpture. In 1854 he entered the École des Beaux-Arts, where he trained for four years. He was known for his left-wing political views and was involved in the establishment of the Paris Commune in 1871. As a result, he was forced into exile in London, where he lived from 1871 until his return to Paris in 1879. In London he frequently exhibited at the Royal Academy and he was given a teaching appointment at the National Art Training School in South Kensington (later the Royal College of Art), where he had a profound effect on the development of British sculpture. The V&A has a number of his sculptures from his time in England.
Dalou (1838-1902) was the son of a glove maker and initially trained in drawing at the Petit École in Paris. There he was encouraged to produce sculpture. In 1854 he entered the École des Beaux-Arts, where he trained for four years. He was known for his left-wing political views and was involved in the establishment of the Paris Commune in 1871. As a result, he was forced into exile in London, where he lived from 1871 until his return to Paris in 1879. In London he frequently exhibited at the Royal Academy and he was given a teaching appointment at the National Art Training School in South Kensington (later the Royal College of Art), where he had a profound effect on the development of British sculpture. The V&A has a number of his sculptures from his time in England.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Bust, bronze, Head of a girl, by Aimé-Jules Dalou (French), made in England (London), 1876 |
| Physical description | The young girl looks to the left. She has long hair some of which hangs over her left shoulder, and some which sweeps round behind her right ear, and then comes back over the front of her right shoulder. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '1876' (on the back) |
| Credit line | Bought for the Museum by Dr W L Hildburgh, FSA |
| Object history | Bought for the museum together with A.4-1952, by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F. S. A., in 1952, for £50, from Mr G. C. Wilson of St. Osyth, Essex. According to the vendor they had been bought 'before the war' with a number of other Dalou effects from someone who had them from the studio'. Transferred to the Bethnal Green Museum in 1970, and returned to the V&A in 1983. |
| Historical context | This is possibly a portrait of the artist's daughter Georgette (1867-1915). |
| Production | The artist is French, but lived in London from 1871-1879, where the present piece was made. |
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| Summary | This bust was made by Aimé-Jules Dalou (also known as Jules Dalou) in London in 1876. It is possibly a portrait of the artist's daughter Georgette (1867-1915). Of numerous bronze versions, one is in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris (RF3951), and another is in the William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow, London. Both of these are signed and dated 1876. A terracotta version is in a private collection. Dalou (1838-1902) was the son of a glove maker and initially trained in drawing at the Petit École in Paris. There he was encouraged to produce sculpture. In 1854 he entered the École des Beaux-Arts, where he trained for four years. He was known for his left-wing political views and was involved in the establishment of the Paris Commune in 1871. As a result, he was forced into exile in London, where he lived from 1871 until his return to Paris in 1879. In London he frequently exhibited at the Royal Academy and he was given a teaching appointment at the National Art Training School in South Kensington (later the Royal College of Art), where he had a profound effect on the development of British sculpture. The V&A has a number of his sculptures from his time in England. |
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| Accession number | A.2-1952 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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