Portrait Bust of François René de Chateaubriand (1768–1848)
Artist
Pierre-Jean David d'Angers
French, 1788–1856
Date1828–1829
MediumOriginal plaster cast, pointed for transfer
DimensionsH. 31 7/8 in. (81 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)
Object number2015.37
On View
On viewPublished ReferencesS. Lami, Dictionnaire des Scupteurs Vol. 6 (Paris: 1916), 71 (the marble).
P. Le Nouëne, C. Lesseur, V. Boidard, David d’Angers Portraitiste: catalogue sommaire des bustes de P.-J. David d’Angers conservés à la Galerie David d’Angers, pp. 25–26, illus. fig. 42, p. 34, no. 117, see also p. 119, cat. 76.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement
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William Wetmore Story
Modeled 1858–1863; carved 1864–1865
