Pierre-Maximilien Delafontaine
Artwork Detail
Shrouded in mystery, this bronze of a young woman was acquired by James Tannock Mackelvie as a genuine antique sculpture. He went through considerable difficulties to get permission to remove the work from Italy for this reason. Its authenticity has since been challenged, being described instead as a Neoclassical replica of a marble figure in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, deposited there by Napoleon's brother in law, Joachim Murat, when he fled Naples.
- Title
- A Roman Girl (Peace)
- Artist/creator
- Pierre-Maximilien Delafontaine
- Production date
- circa 1828
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- 1422 x 500 x 600 mm
- Credit line
- Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1883
- Accession no
- M1883/2
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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