Caption

Morceau de réception d'Étienne Falconet à l'Académie, 1754, Sculpture of Milos van Croton, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Musée du Louvre.', photographer: Édouard Denis Baldus, France, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1859 - in or before 1869, paper, photoaquatint, height 192 mm x width 160 mm, Print after page 40., sculpture, wrestling (sport), A grayscale image of a sculptural relief showing two male figures and a goat-like animal on a rocky base against a dark rectangular background, one figure reclines with a muscular torso and outstretched arm while looking upward with an open mouth, the other figure appears older with a flowing beard and raised arm, the animal stands with its head lowered and legs visible, draped cloth folds cover part of the figures and base, and the composition rests on a plinth with a faint signature visible near the lower right corner.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A98_072

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Rights managed

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49.1Mb (8.1Mb) / 12.7in x 15.1in / 3798 x 4516 (300dpi)

Keywords

Morceau de réception d'Étienne Falconet à l'Académie 1754 Sculpture Milos van Croton page photomechanical print inscription Musée du Louvre photographer Édouard Denis Baldus France cliché maker anonymous c 1859 - 1869 paper photoaquatint height 192 mm x width 160 mm Print page 40 sculpture wrestling sport grayscale image sculptural relief showing two male figures goat- animal rocky base dark rectangular background figure reclines muscular torso outstretched arm looking upward open mouth figure older flowing beard raised arm animal stands head lowered legs visible draped cloth folds cover part figures base composition rests plinth faint signature visible near lower right corner