Bust of Cupid Artist: Bertel Thorvaldsen (Danish, 1770–1844)

ca. 1819

European Art

On view, 2nd floor, European Art
Medium

Marble

Dimensions

16 in. (40.7 cm)

Credit Line

Maitland F. Griggs, B.A. 1896, Fund and Robert Lehman Foundation Acquisition Fund for Early European and Modern and Contemporary Art

Accession Number

2019.117.1

Geography

Made in Denmark

Culture

Danish

Period

19th century

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
[King Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786-1868), probably]
[by descent to Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828-1875), probably]
[by descent to Prince Alfons of Bavaria (1862-1933), probably]
[by descent to] Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1902-1990), until 1990
Private Collection, Munich
Private Collection, New York

Bibliography
  • "Selected Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2020–21), 166–67, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

busts (sculpture), human figures (visual works), portraits

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