Head of a Bearded Elder
Object type: Bust
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, probably Paris
Artist: Augustin Pajou
Artist bio: French, Paris 1730–1809 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1768
Medium: Terracotta on a bleu turquin marble socle
Dimensions: without socle, confirmed: 14 1/4 × 12 1/8 × 9 1/2 in. (36.2 × 30.8 × 24.1 cm)
with socle, confirmed: 21 1/2 × 12 1/8 × 9 1/2 in., 43.1 lb. (54.6 × 30.8 × 24.1 cm, 19.6 kg)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2003
Accession year: 2003
Tags: Heads|Men|Portraits