Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1700 - 1799
Materials
Ivory on agate
Measurements
120 x 50 mm
Order this imageCollection
Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 637994
Summary
Ivory on an agate plinth, Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755), 18th century. A carved ivory portrait bust of a man in a gathered shirt and loose drapes, inscribed;'Montesquieu' underneath.
Provenance
1990, purchased from J Montgomery-Massingberd.
Marks and inscriptions
Montesquieu