Pauline Borghese (née Bonaparte), Princess Borghese (1780-1825) sister of Napoleon Bonaparte [probably]
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About the work
- Location
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Country: Italy
City: Rome
Place: British Embassy
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- Places
- Subjects
- female portrait, Neo-Classicism, woman, 19th century costume, sister, Princess
- Materials & Techniques
- marble, bust (as object name), marble bust
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Details
- Title
- Pauline Borghese (née Bonaparte), Princess Borghese (1780-1825) sister of Napoleon Bonaparte [probably]
- Date
- 1823
- Medium
- Marble bust
- Dimensions
- height: 68.50 cm
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Colnaghi's, March 1983
- Inscription
- On verso: Thos. Campbell. Roma, 1823
- Provenance
- Sold through Christie’s, London, on 15 December 1982 (Lot 340), as ‘Young Woman’; from which sale purchased by ‘Humphris’ [?]; from whom purchased by Colnalghi, London, on 17 December 1982; from whom purchased by the Government Art Collection in March 1983
- GAC number
- 16168