About the Artwork
Virgil
ca. 1855
Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
1824-1887
French
Unknown
Bronze
Overall: 31 3/8 × 8 3/4 × 8 3/4 inches (79.7 × 22.2 × 22.2 cm)
Sculpture
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Bequest of W. Hawkins Ferry, 1988
1990.340
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Markings
Incised, in front center of pedestal: VIRGILE.
Provenance
Estate of W. Hawkins Ferry
1990-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Virgil, ca. 1855, bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of W. Hawkins Ferry, 1988, 1990.340.
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