Plaster sculpture, after Pajou, Countess of Barry

Plaster sculpture, after pajou, countess of barry, in her juice... Small rubbing on the front. Some prefer them a little yellowed with the patina of time... The others will be able to carry out a delicate cleaning based on a paste of starch and water to recover some of the original whiteness... (tutorial on the web...) The son of a sculptor-carpenter, augustin pajou grew up in paris, in the faubourg saint-antoine. A pupil of the sculptor jean-baptiste lemoyne (1704-1778), he was awarded the prix de rome in sculpture in 1748. King louis XV offered him his financial assistance when he studied at the académie de france in rome. In 1761, he married angélique roumier, daughter of the sculptor claude roumier. From their union were born two children: flore catherine pajou (1764-1841)[1] and jacques augustin catherine pajou (1766-1828) who was a painter of history and portraits. Admitted to the académie royale in paris in 1759.

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