Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764)

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, 1748

MEDIUMWhite marble (Sost, the French Pyrenees)
DIMENSIONSOverall (confirmed): 29 7/8 × 18 5/8 × 11 3/8 in. (75.9 × 47.3 × 28.9 cm)
LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
COLLECTIONEuropean Sculpture and Decorative Arts
CULTUREFrench, Paris
CREDIT LINEThe Jules Bache Collection, 1949
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