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Bust of Francis III of Lorraine (1708-65): EC.4-1946

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Titles

Bust of Francis III of Lorraine (1708-65)

Maker(s)

Factory: Imperial Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Niedermayer, Joseph (Probably)

Entities

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Description

Glazed hard-paste porcelain bust of Francis III of Lorraine wearing a laurel wreath, a neo-Roman breastplate, and a drape

Glazed hard-paste porcelain.. The bust is attached to a circular socle. The sitter faces front, his head turned a quarter to his left. His hair falls down his back in curls with one tress over his right shoulder. He wears a laurel wreath, a neo-Roman scaled breastplate with a mask on the front, and a drape over his left shoulder which passes across his body and under the right arm.

Notes

History note: H.E. Backer, 1 Elm Tree Road, St John's Wood, London NW8 from whom purchased for £18 by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 18.6 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Vienna ⪼ Austria

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1946-04) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

18th Century, third quarter#
Circa 1755 CE - 1760 CE

Note

Francis III of Lorraine (1708-65) married the Empress Maria Theresa in 1736, but did not acquire the title of Emperor Francis I until 1745. The bust was probably modelled by Joseph Niedermayer (chief modeller 1747-his death in 1784). The bust shows the Emperor looking much younger than he was when it was made.

School or Style

classicizing

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

clear Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, and glazed; the mould lines on the socle are visible on right and left
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: a shield with two bars
  • Location: On underside of socle
  • Method of creation: Painted underglaze in blue
  • Type: Factory mark

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.4-1946
Primary reference Number: 93986
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 18 October 2016 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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