Bust of Racine by Boizot in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Bust of Jean Racine


Creator: Simon-Louis Boizot (French, 1743-1809) (Sculptor)

Period: ca. 1779

Medium: marble (Sculpture)

Accession Number: 27.502

Measurements: H: 34 1/16 in. (86.5 cm)

Geographies: Paris, France (Place of Origin)

Boizot is remembered for his decorative sculptures made for members of Louis XVI's court as well as for his realistic portrait busts. In 1779, he presented a bust of the great French dramatist Racine (1639-1699) that was similar to this example to the Comédie-Française in exchange for a lifetime pass to the theater.

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