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The face is of a very young Beethoven, not the usual mature face of the icon type, and therefore an interesting exception to the ubiquitous multiples of the iconic type. The whole suggests that it is European not British even down to the inscription across the socle.
Title
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Medium
plaster
Measurements
H 21.5 x W 12 x D 7 cm
Accession number
2013.58
Acquisition method
bequeathed by Norman McCann, 1999
Work type
Bust
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