19th century French school after Augustin Pajou (1730-1809) - Lot 91

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19th century French school after Augustin Pajou (1730-1809) - Lot 91
19th century French school after Augustin Pajou (1730-1809) Portrait of François André Danican, known as Philidor (1726-1795) Bust in patinated terra cotta bears a partially legible apocryphal signature "Pajou fecit" on the reverse Bears an incised inscription with the profile of a lyre "PHILIDOR". H. 60 x L. 43 cm Related work : -Augustin Pajou (1730-1809), Portrait de François André Danican, dit Philidor (1726-1795), compositeur et joueur d'échecs, 1783, terracotta bust, signed "Pajou, 1783" on the back of the work, titled with the profile of a lyre "PHILIDOR" on the front of the base, H. 49 x W. 40 x D. 24.5 cm, Paris, Musée Carnavalet, inv. no. S3340. Philidor is considered the greatest chess player of the 18th century. He posed for Pajou in 1783, at the age of 57.
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