Woman (Princesse De Lamballe)

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This marble bust of “Woman (Princesse De Lamballe)” by Jean-Antoine Houdon is a striking example of neoclassical portraiture. The subject, Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan, Princess of Lamballe, was a close confidante of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. Houdon captures her likeness with remarkable detail, from the delicate features of her face to the intricate folds of her drapery. The bust is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.