Bust of Alexandre Dumas the Younger (1824-95)
Sculptor: Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste
Bronze bust of Alexandre Dumas the Younger (1824-95)
History note: The Dumas family cast.
Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund
Depth: 24 cm
Height: 45.7 cm
Width: 33 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
19th Century
Production date:
after
AD 1874
: Model: 1872. Present bronze cast at an unknown date after 1874
Dumas was a French author and playwright. His most famous work is the romantic novel, The Lady of the Camellias, on which Verdi's famous opera, La Traviata, was based. Carpeaux and Dumas were close friends. The original plaster model of the bust was made in 1872 and a marble version carved in 1873. The marble was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1874 and then given by Dumas to the Comédie Française, the State-owned theatre in Paris, where it remains today. Carpeaux gave a plaster of the bust (together with a plaster bust of Dumas' wife) to Dumas as gifts (now Musée d'Orsay, Paris). As with other sculptures by Carpeaux, the bust of Dumas was reproduced as an edition in both bronze and terracotta in three different size: 82cm (the height of the original model), 66cm, and 47cm. The present bronze is an example of the smallest.
Sculpture Depth 21.9 cm Height 38 cm Width 33.1 cm
Casting (process)
: Bronze, cast and chased
Patination
Accession number: M.6-2015
Primary reference Number: 201416
Old object number: CAM_CCF_M_6_2015
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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