Personification of France
Bust
ca. 1594 (made)
ca. 1594 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Prieur (ca. 1536-1611) was one of the most prolific French manufacturers of bronze statuettes in the decades around 1600. He was appointed Sculpteur du Roi to Henry IV in 1591 and probably made this bust shortly afterwards.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Personification of France (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Bust, bronze, of a personification of France, by Barthélémy Prieur, French, after 1594 |
| Physical description | The personification of France, a woman, wearing her hair swept up in a crown and a square-necked dress, faces slightly to the right. |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W.L. Hildburgh FSA |
| Object history | Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F. S. A., 1951. The bust was probably made soon after 1594, when Prieur was appointed Sculptor to the King, Henry IV. |
| Production | Previously thought to be a portrait bust of Mary Queen of Scots as Queen of France and attributed to Ponce Jacquio (1515-1572). This bust is made after 1594. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Prieur (ca. 1536-1611) was one of the most prolific French manufacturers of bronze statuettes in the decades around 1600. He was appointed Sculpteur du Roi to Henry IV in 1591 and probably made this bust shortly afterwards. |
| Bibliographic reference | Lefébure, A. 'L'Atelier de Barthélémy Prieur et l'imagerie royale sous le règne d'Heri IV', in: Colloque V: Avènement d'Henri IV Quatrième Centenaire, Fontainebleau, 1990, p. 274 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.72-1951 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2004 |
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