Madame du Barry (1746–1793)
Object type: Bust
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Sèvres
Artist: Sèvres Manufactory|Augustin Pajou
Artist bio: French, 1740–present|French, Paris 1730–1809 Paris
Artist role: Manufactory|Modeler
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 1772
Medium: Bust: soft-paste biscuit porcelain; pedestal: glazed porcelain, enameled and gilt
Dimensions: Height: 15 in. (38.1 cm); Height (bust): 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of Ann Payne Blumenthal, 1943
Accession year: 1943
Tags: Portraits|Women