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Bust of a Woman

Prosper d'Epinay (1836–1914)

National Trust, Hughenden Manor

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A white marble bust of a woman, turned to proper left, with the hair in loose curls and swept high on the crown, styled in a loose top knot with curls cascading down the back of the neck. The woman wears a sheer and richly draped chemise, gathered at the top of the proper left shoulder and fastened with a button, the proper right side draped off the shoulder, with a shawl wrapped around the proper right forearm. The woman wears a string of pearls, double wrapped about the neck, and terminating in a jewelled pendant with pearl drop. Mounted on a marble socle, which has been cracked and repaired.

National Trust, Hughenden Manor

High Wycombe

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Title

Bust of a Woman

Date

1878

Medium

marble

Measurements

H 52.1 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

429098

Work type

Bust

Signature/marks description

inscribed on back: P d'Epinay / Rome 1878

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National Trust, Hughenden Manor

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP14 4LA England

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Prosper d'Epinay

1836–1914

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