A phrenological bust
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A phrenological bust

ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES DE VILLE, CIRCA 1836

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A phrenological bust
Attributed to James De Ville, circa 1836
A plaster bust inscribed Pierre-François Lacenaire.
12in. (31cm.) high
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Known as the poet assassin, Lacenaire (1803-36) was executed by guillotine in 1836.

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