Caffieri, 'Portrait Bust of M. De Neuville', marble, French XVIIIc. cat. card dims H. 21' x W. 22'; base to bust stored as well 11-1/4' x 8' x 8'

Portrait Bust of M. de Neuville, Captain of Artillery and Comptroller General, c. 1780

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The subject of this bust, Monsieur de Neuville (1701-1780), served as captain of artillery and a fermier général (general tax collector), one of a select group of men who collected taxes for the French monarchy. Jean Galliard de la Bouëxière, the original owner of the Grand Salon, was also a fermier général from 1722 to 1758.

The sculptor, Jean-Jacques Caffieri, was born in Paris and studied there before winning a prestigious art scholarship in 1748. The scholarship paid for him to live and study in Rome for four years before returning to Paris. He is best known for his lively and naturalistic portraits of influential Parisians.

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Caffieri, Portrait Bust of M. de Neuville (#049)
Details
Title
Portrait Bust of M. de Neuville, Captain of Artillery and Comptroller General
Artist Life
1725–1792
Role
Artist
Accession Number
31.49
Provenance
'possibly Jacques-Victor, comte de la Béraudière [1808-1884], château de Bouzillé, near Angers, France (until d. 1884); ' possibly by descent, his son, comte de la Béraudière, château de Bouzillé; his wife, Marie-Thérèse, comtesse de la Béraudière, Paris (until d. 1930; sale, 1925, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, no. 18, ill., bought in; her sale, American Art Association, New York, December 13, 1930, no. 413, ill., for $400); [Arnold Seligmann, New York, 1931; sold, for $2,000 to Mia]
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Caffieri, 'Portrait Bust of M. De Neuville', marble, French XVIIIc. cat. card dims H. 21' x W. 22'; base to bust stored as well 11-1/4' x 8' x 8'