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Maria Fjodorovna Barjatinskaja (1793-1858), made by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), original model in plaster from 1821-1825 (A172). Throvaldsen Museum (Copenhagen, Denmark). Made with MetaShape from Agisoft.
The Russian Princess Maria Barjatinskaja (1793-1858) came to Rome in 1818 with her husband. On his wish she was modelled by Thorvaldsen. The marble sculpture was created in 1821-25 but was never sent off. After the death of the Princess her family demanded to have the statue handed over, but instead accepted a copy made by Thorvaldsen’s most important Danish apprentice, the sculptor H. W. Bissen.
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