Marble bust of a woman

Marble bust of a woman by Jean-Jacques Flatters at the Bowes Museum, Co. Durham.

French Empire white marble bust of a woman on grey marble socle. The long hair is drawn back in a smooth chignon confined by a narrow braid. The hair on top of the head is tightly curled and falls in a triangle to ear-lobe level on each side of the face. The bust is draped and the thin material gathered into three buttons on each shoulder. A ribbon runs just under the bust-line. Size: Height: 76 cm Width: 50 cm
  • Title: Bust of woman
  • Object number: S.89
  • Collection: SCULPTURE
  • Creator: Jean-Jacques (1786-1845) Flatters
  • Production place: France
  • Date: 1817 – 1823
  • Production period: 19th century
  • School/style: French
  • Object name: Bust
  • Material: Marble
  • Dimensions: Height: Whole 76 cm