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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Portrait of François-Louis Carpezat (1827-1876)1855

Not on view
Oval terracotta relief sculpture of a bearded man's head and shoulders in strict right-facing profile, with deeply carved curly hair and draped garment, set within a concave dish-shaped frame with a hanging loop at top

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Portrait of François-Louis Carpezat (1827-1876), 1855, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of The Christian Humann Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
France, Valenciennes, 1827-1875
Title
Portrait of François-Louis Carpezat (1827-1876)
Place Made
France
Date Made
1855
Medium
Patinated plaster
Dimensions
21 x 18 1/2 x 5 in. (53.34 x 47 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Christian Humann Foundation
Accession Number
M.84.209
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.