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CIRCLE OF FRANÇOIS DUQUESNOY, MID 17TH CENTURY
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A BRONZE HEAD OF A CRYING BOY
CIRCLE OF FRANÇOIS DUQUESNOY, MID 17TH CENTURY
Depicted with luxuriant curling hair, his head turned to dexter; inscribed in red in the interior with the inventory number '308'; on a later circular bronze socle
9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) high; 13in. (33 cm.) high, overall
CIRCLE OF FRANÇOIS DUQUESNOY, MID 17TH CENTURY
Depicted with luxuriant curling hair, his head turned to dexter; inscribed in red in the interior with the inventory number '308'; on a later circular bronze socle
9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) high; 13in. (33 cm.) high, overall
Provenance
Purchased by Alfred Beit (1853-1906) by 1904.
Thence by descent to Lady (Clementine) Beit (1915-2005) by whom donated to the Alfred Beit Foundation in 2005.
Thence by descent to Lady (Clementine) Beit (1915-2005) by whom donated to the Alfred Beit Foundation in 2005.
Literature
W. Bode, The Art Collection of Mr. Alfred Beit at His Residence 26 Park Lane London, Berlin, 1904, as 'Duquesnoy'.
W. Bode, Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures and Bronzes in the Possession of Mr. Otto Beit, London, 1913, p. 120, no. 308, as 'Francois Duquesnoy, called Fiammingo'.
W. Bode, Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures and Bronzes in the Possession of Mr. Otto Beit, London, 1913, p. 120, no. 308, as 'Francois Duquesnoy, called Fiammingo'.
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