Francesco Bernardi known as "Il Senesino" (1686–1758)
Object type: Bust
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British
Artist: Louis François Roubiliac
Artist bio: British (born France), Lyons 1695/1702–1762 London
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: British, born France
Date: ca. 1735
Medium: Terracotta, with later marble base
Dimensions: Overall (bust on socle, confirmed): 31 3/4 × 21 9/16 × 9 1/2 in., 71.6 lb. (80.6 × 54.8 × 24.1 cm, 32.5 kg);
Overall (bust only): 24 1/4 × 21 9/16 × 8 15/16 in. (61.6 × 54.8 × 22.7 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Gift of Irwin Untermyer, by exchange, 2016
Accession year: 2016
Tags: Portraits|Men