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Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne II
Portrait of Jean Restout, Director of the Academy1761

Not on view
Terracotta portrait bust of an 18th-century man with curled hair, wearing a double-breasted coat and ruffled shirt, mounted on a dark marble pedestal
Terracotta portrait bust of a man in strict profile, wearing a curled period wig, ruffled cravat, and buttoned coat, mounted on a variegated marble socle, with finely modeled surface detail and dramatic side lighting against a dark background.
Terracotta bust of a man with long curly hair and 18th-century clothing including a buttoned coat and cravat, mounted on a veined marble socle, with finely modeled facial features and dramatic side lighting against a dark background.
Terracotta bust seen from the back, showing elaborately modeled curling wig with vigorous tool marks, mounted on a fluted socle with rough, unfinished shoulder edges.
Artist or Maker
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne II
France, 1704-1778
Title
Portrait of Jean Restout, Director of the Academy
Date Made
1761
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
22 7/8 × 21 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (58.1 × 53.98 × 26.04 cm)
Credit Line
European Art Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
M.2012.11
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture