A Hypocrite and a Slanderer
Object type: Bust
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Austrian, probably Pressburg (Bratislava)
Artist: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Artist bio: German, Wiesensteig 1736–1783 Pressburg
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1770–83
Medium: Tin alloy
Dimensions: Overall (wt. confirmed): 14 9/16 x 9 5/8 x 11 5/8 in., 25lb. (37 x 24.4 x 29.5 cm, 11.3399kg)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Fund, and Lila Acheson Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fisch, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Richardson Gifts, 2010
Accession year: 2009
Tags: Heads|Men