Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé

1877/1901

after Antoine Coysevox

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Artist

Antoine Coysevox

Artist After, French, 1640 - 1720

The sculpture depicts the head and torso of a person with long hair adorned in elaborate attire. The figure wears clothing that drapes across their shoulders and chest, below which appears to be armor carved with animal and floral designs. The subject's long, flowing hair is intricately carved, cascading down over the shoulders in waves. They look to the left, highlighting their prominent nose, and have a small moustache above their closed lips. The material is a dark brown, almost appearing black.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 58.3 x 67.5 x 34.9 cm (22 15/16 x 26 9/16 x 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.110

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); purchased 8 November 1901 by Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania;[1] inheritance from the Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.
[1] According to Widener collection cards in NGA curatorial records.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1935

  • Inventory of the Objects d'Art at Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, The Estate of the Late P.A.B. Widener. Philadelphia, 1935: 15, no. 332.

1960

  • Callataÿ, Edouard. "Une Aquarelle retrouvée d’Hubert Robert: ‘L’entrée du temple de Jupiter Sérapis à Pouzzoles.’ Un buste en bronze du Grand Condé par Coyzevox." Bulletin de la Société de l’Histoire de l’Art Français (1960): 196-199.

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 149.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 132, repro.

1971

  • Catalogue of the Collection. The William Hayes Ackland Memorial Art Center. Paintings and Selected Sculpture. Chapel Hill, NC, 1971: 97, cat. 61.

1977

  • Souchal, François. French Sculptors of the 17th and 18th Centuries: The Reign of Louis XIV. 3 vols. Translated by Elsie and George Hill. Oxford and London, 1977-1987: 1(1977):179-180, no. 7d.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 49, repro.

2005

  • Garnier-Pelle, Nicole. "Un buste du Grand Condé sculpté par Coysevox en 1699." Le Musée Condé 62 (December 2005): 34-35, esp. 35.

2009

  • Bresc-Bautier, Genviève, Guilhem Scherf, and James David Draper, eds. Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution. Exh. cat. Musée du Louvre, Paris; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2009: 342-45, esp. 342.

Inscriptions

stamped under right arm: A. COYZEVOX F / 1686

Wikidata ID

Q63809172

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