A Hypocrite and a Slanderer

1765·Tin alloy·Overall (wt. confirmed): 14 9/16 x 9 5/8 x 11 5/8 in., 25lb. (37 x 24.4 x 29.5 cm, 11.3399kg)

Purchase, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Fund, and Lila Acheson Wallace, Mark Fisch and Rachel Davidson, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Richardson Gifts, 2010

Catalogue

Year: 1765
Medium: Tin alloy
Dimensions: Overall (wt. confirmed): 14 9/16 x 9 5/8 x 11 5/8 in., 25lb. (37 x 24.4 x 29.5 cm, 11.3399kg)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

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Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

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Franz Xaver Messerschmidt was a German-Austrian sculptor most famous for his "character heads", a collection of busts with faces contorted in extreme facial expressions.

Swabia, Germany

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Artist: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Year: 1765
Medium: Tin alloy
Dimensions: Overall (wt. confirmed): 14 9/16 x 9 5/8 x 11 5/8 in., 25lb. (37 x 24.4 x 29.5 cm, 11.3399kg)
Watts ID: WW-1765-006257

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Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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