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| Keywords: Joseph Chinard - Portrait of the Sculptor's Wife - Walters 27584.jpg Chinard a sculptor from Lyons developed his neoclassical style in Rome where he studied both ancient statuary and the works of contemporary masters An ardent supporter of the French Revolution and later of Napoleon's empire he received commissions for a number of important monuments and triumphal arches never realized as well as portrait busts His sitters included Napoleon's first wife the empress Josephine the philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau Mme Récamier the renowned beauty and leader of society and Napoleon's stepson Prince Eugène de Beauharnais This portrait of the sculptor's first wife Antoinette Perret whom he married in 1787 was produced after her death 1803 terracotta cm 65 5 38 accession number 27 584 5991 Private collection Lyon until 1970 Walters Art Museum Balltimore 1974 by purchase Galerie Heim Paris as agent Museum purchase 1974 Transcription On base Tu seras toujours présente à / ma pensée / Le souvenir de tes verus me / Servira de Guide / et me consolera jusqu'au moment / qui doit nous réunir ; Translation Inscribed You will always be present in my thoughts/The memory of your virtues will guide me/And console me until we are reunited ; Signature On base Chinard a Lyon L'AN XI place of origin Lyon France Walters Art Museum license Joseph Chinard Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Sculptures in the Walters Art Museum 19th-century busts of women Portraits of artist's wife 1800s busts | ||||
