Bust of Louis XV

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Bust of Louis XV

Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory

Object Description · Getty Museum

Made of soft-paste porcelain, this large bust was probably fired in the kilns of Mennecy, which were only 22.5 centimeters high. As this sculpture is 42.5 centimeters tall, the king's bust had to be fired separately from the base and then joined together above the crown. The king's head sunk slightly in the kiln, giving him a rather raised ribcage. Louis XV appears at the height of his powers, at about the age of forty. The bust was probably inspired by a marble sculpture by Jacques-François-Joseph Sally, which was erected in the town of Valenciennes in 1752. The decorations on the plinth include the arms of France beneath the crown surrounded by swords, a cannon, drums, and battle standards.

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produced_by.carried_out_by[0].id
https://data.getty.edu/museum/collection/group/b0db4dad-d6ba-4ea4-ba4b-86f01dc2171a
Artist/Maker
Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory
subject_of[Homepage].id
https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103SJ7
Date
about 1750–1755
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain
Culture
French
Object Type
Bust

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Object ID
a159e337-c49a-4433-a822-e88c15d94aad
Object Type
Bust
  • Getty Museum field “Object Type” · copied as is
Creator
Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory
  • Getty Museum field “Artist/Maker” · copied as is
Culture
French
  • Getty Museum field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain
  • Getty Museum field “Medium” · copied as is
Department
Decorative Arts
  • Getty Museum field “Department” · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Getty's classification category is stored as department.
Credit Line
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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Date
about 1750–1755
  • Getty Museum field “Date” · copied as is
Begin Year
1750
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End Year
1755
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