Jean-Baptiste II Lemoyne - after. Presumably 19th... Lot 546

Jean-Baptiste II Lemoyne - after. Presumably 19th c. Terracotta with beautiful patina. The king has his head turned slightly to the left and is wearing a breastplate. Above it is a drapery and on his left breast the Order of the Holy Spirit. 38x32x21cm. In the collection of the Musée national du château de Fontainebleau there is a bronze bust of Louis XV by Jean-Baptiste II Lemoyne, which is very similar to the present bust. It is signed and dated 1751 (inv. no. MR3371). They differ slightly in the posture of the head, which appears somewhat more pensive in the present bust and is without a clearly raised chin. The drapery and the collar also differ, but the model can still be clearly identified. Explanations to the Catalogue Jean-Baptiste II Lemoyne - nach Early Works of Art 19th century Bust