John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722)
Object type: Bust
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British
Artist: John Michael Rysbrack
Artist bio: Flemish, Antwerp 1694–1770 London
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Flemish
Date: early to mid-1730s
Medium: Carrara marble
Dimensions: Overall (assembled, wt. confirmed): 36 5/8 in., 245 lb. (93 cm, 111.1 kg);
Overall (bust only, wt. confirmed): 24 13/16 in., 155 lb. (63 cm, 70.3 kg);
Overall (socle only, wt. confirmed): 90 lb. (40.8 kg)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Director's Fund, Wrightsman Fund, in honor of Olga Raggio, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Tomilson Hill, Hester Diamond, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Chilton Jr. Gifts, 2015
Accession year: 2015
Tags: Portraits|Men