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Bust of Pierre François Leonard Fontaine

A work made of painted plaster.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of painted plaster.

Date:

1839

Artist:

Louis Messidor Lebon Petitot (French, 1794–1862)

About this artwork

Status

On View, Ryerson Library Reading Room

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Louis Messidor Lebon Petitot

Title

Bust of Pierre François Leonard Fontaine

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1839

Medium

Painted plaster

Inscriptions

Inscribed: P. Fontaine (front of base); Petitot 1839 (lower left of right side of base); Charles Micheli / 29 rue Guenegaud (engraved on metal plaque embedded center back of base)

Dimensions

36.5 × 29.2 cm (14 3/8 × 11 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Barrington Associates in memory of Jennie and William Wolffs and S. Lee Wolffs and Franklin H. Pecaro; Ryerson and Burnham Libraries funds

Reference Number

1988.275

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