Jean Jacques Caffieri (workshop of) White marble river deity, height 64 cm from the original kept in the Louvre in Paris. Inscribed on the base: par M.r Caffieri 1759. Jean Jacques Caffieri is known for his portrait busts in terracotta and marble: the busts of Pierre Corneille and Jean Racine for the foyer of the "Comédie Française" and the bust of Madame du Barry at Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. He also made the railing of the stairs of the Palais Royal. G. Bresc-Bautier, Louvre Museum, "French Sculpture, II-Renaissance and Modern Times," RMN, Paris, 1998, page 124

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