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Giuseppe Balsamo, Comte di Cagliostro

Jean-Antoine Houdon

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture is a bust of a man looking upward and to the right, depicted from his chest up. The man has a strong brow, a round nose, a soft jawline, and small lips in a neutral expression. His forehead is wide, with long hair emerging from the sides of his head and curling around his ears. He is depicted wearing a buttoned shirt or vest with a low vee neckline, a ruffled collar, and a coat over the shirt. His arms are cut off just below the shoulder. The sculpture is made from a smooth white material with subtle gray variations in tone. The bust sits on a tiered pedestal with a square base, inscribed at the front with the name "CAGLIOSTRO."

Artwork Details

Date
1786
Medium
marble
Dimensions
3744 × 5032 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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