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Louis-Simon Boizot
Bust of a River God1798

Not on view
Terracotta bust of a muscular bearded male figure with head turned sharply left, wearing a leaf wreath, with billowing drapery, mounted on a white ceramic socle and yellow stone plinth
Terracotta bust of a bearded male figure with long flowing hair, head turned upward, draped fabric wrapped around the torso, mounted on a white socle and gilt square base; dynamic modeling with deeply worked surface texture.
Small terracotta bust of a bearded elderly man with head turned downward and to the side, wearing draped robes, with expressive textured surface and loose modeling; mounted on a white ceramic socle and yellow stone base.
Terracotta bust of a bearded male figure turned away, showing the back and left shoulder draped in flowing fabric, with a wreath or foliage in the hair; mounted on a white ceramic socle and square yellow marble base.

Louis-Simon Boizot, Bust of a River God, 1798, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Times Mirror Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Louis-Simon Boizot
France, 1743-1809
Title
Bust of a River God
Place Made
France
Date Made
1798
Medium
Earthenware on giallo antico socle
Dimensions
6 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. (15.88 x 13.97 x 10.16 cm) without socle
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Times Mirror Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.128
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.