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La Grazia

Henry Kirke Brown, La Grazia, modeled ca. 1844, cast ca. 1850, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Henry Kirke Bush-Brown, 1926.11.8

Henry Kirke Brown, La Grazia, modeled ca. 1844, cast ca. 1850, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Henry Kirke Bush-Brown, 1926.11.8

Henry Kirke Brown, La Grazia, modeled ca. 1844, cast ca. 1850, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Henry Kirke Bush-Brown, 1926.11.8

Henry Kirke Brown, La Grazia, modeled ca. 1844, cast ca. 1850, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Henry Kirke Bush-Brown, 1926.11.8

Copied Henry Kirke Brown, La Grazia, modeled ca. 1844, cast ca. 1850, bronze, 18 ⁷⁄₈ x 9 ³⁄₄ x 10 ¹⁄₄ in. (47.2 x 24.6 x 25.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Henry Kirke Bush-Brown, 1926.11.8

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Artwork Details

Title: La Grazia
Artist: Henry Kirke Brown
Date: modeled ca. 1844, cast ca. 1850
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 18 ⁷⁄₈ x 9 ³⁄₄ x 10 ¹⁄₄ in. (47.2 x 24.6 x 25.9 cm.)
Credit Line: Gift of Henry Kirke Bush-Brown
Mediums: bronze
Mediums Description: bronze
Classifications: Sculpture
Subjects: Figure female — bust
Allegory — quality — beauty
Object Number: 1926.11.8