265 - * James PRADIER (1790–1852) (after) — “Juliette Récamier as a Vestal Virgin.” A bust portrait in medallion/tondo format, carved in bas-relief on alabaster, signed “J. PRADIER" beneath the model’s left shoulder. In a blackened wooden frame (signs of wear, restored).

* James PRADIER (1790–1852) (after) — “Juliette Récamier as a Vestal Virgin.” A bust portrait in medallion/tondo format, carved in bas-relief on alabaster, signed “J. PRADIER" beneath the model’s left shoulder. In a blackened wooden frame (signs of wear, restored). Diameter: approx. 23.5 cm; 34.5 cm with the frame. (Signs of wear, scuffs, stains). Note: At the request of Madame Récamier, the artist is said to have drawn inspiration from the famous bust portrait (this one in the round) sculpted by Antonio Canova (1819–1822, Lyon, MBA, no. A 2921). Bibliography: Claude Lapaire, 2010, “James Pradier and French Sculpture of the Romantic Generation,” catalog raisonné, ed. SIK-ISEA/5 Continents, Milan, p. 169 and no. 303, p. 362.