French sculptor (active 19th/20th century) Large bust of a young noble Rococo lady, probably Madame de Pompadour or Madame du Barry Terracotta, light red body; fully sculpted, representative depiction of one of the two mistresses of King Louis XV, whose beauty and grace are expressed with artistic quality: the gaze slightly pensive in three-quarter profile, slightly inclined head, the slender neck and the straps of the dress decorated with bows. H. 76 cm. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - part II. French sculptor active 19th/20th century. Large terracotta bust of a noble lady, probably Madame de Pompadour or Madame du Barry.