Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse / Bust of a Woman / c. 1865-1870

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Bust of a Woman
c. 1865-1870
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Creator Name: Carrier-Belleuse, Albert-Ernest
Creator Nationality: European; French
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1824 - 1887
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Title: Bust of a Woman
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1860
Creation End Date: 1880
Creation Date: c. 1865-1870
Object Type: Sculpture
Materials and Techniques: terracotta
Dimensions: with base: 77.5cm x 38.3cm x 28.6cm
Inscriptions: incised in the clay on the back: 'A. Carrier'
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1993.38
Credit Line: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: said to have been owned until recently by descendants of Carrier-Belleuse's daughter Marie-Gabrielle and her husband Joseph Cheret, who was a sculptor and a pupil of Carrier-Belleuse; (Elstir Galerie, Paris).
Context: This bust may be a portrait of Marguerite Bellanger, one of the mistresses of Napoleon III who ruled France from 1852 to 1870. Although bearing a resemblance to her, it is more likely an imaginary portrait, perhaps inspired by Carrier-Belleuse's admiration for the beautiful Marguerite.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1993.38
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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