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Bust of a Knight of the Golden Fleece, probably Etienne-François duc de Choiseul-Amboise (1719-1785)
Sculptor: Rosset, Jean-François-Joseph
Alabaster bust, on alabaster socle attached to the bust by a central screw. The sitter is represented with his head turned slightly to his right. He wears a tie wig with long flowing curls, a cravat, armour, and a cloak which is draped across the lower part of the bust at the front. There is a sash over his right shoulder, and round his neck is a ribbon from which is suspended the Insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The bust ends just above the elbows and slopes downwards to a little above the waist at the centre front.
History note: Purchased from Daniel Katz, 22 Grosvenor Square, London, W1
Purchased with the Gow Fund and with a 50% Grant-in-Aid from the Victoria and Albert Museum
Height: 36.0 cm
Width: 20.3 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bought (1981) by Daniel Katz Ltd.
Late 18th century
Production date:
AD 1773
French; St. Claude, Jura
Socle composed of alabaster
Carving : Alabaster, carved
Accession number: M.1-1981
Primary reference Number: 31400
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_1_1981
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Bust of a Knight of the Golden Fleece, probably Etienne-François duc de Choiseul-Amboise (1719-1785)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/31400 Accessed: 2023-05-28 21:00:32
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Accession Number: P.11346-R
Accession Number: P.75-1953
Accession Number: MS 187
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