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Le Chinois by Jean Baptiste Carpeaux — VisualArtsDB

Le Chinois

Le Chinois

Jean Baptiste Carpeaux

1860–1870

Medium: Plaster
Dimensions: 67.3 × 50.8 cm (26 1/2 × 20 in.)
Genre: bust/head
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

nineteenth century

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nineteenth century19th centuryplastercasting (process)frenchportraitsculpturemanbust/headportraits: Chinese subjectsculptingportraitsHeadcoating (material)Chinesebusts

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