At Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen is
an exceptional marble bust of Beethoven.
It was created by a french sculptor: Eugène
Guillaume (1822-1905).
Eugène Guillaume won the Great Prize
of Rome in 1845,and then became a member
of many academies during the 1860's,and was
elected to the Académie Française
in 1898.
His works can be found all over France. In
Paris: Invalides, jardin du Luxembourg, musée
du Louvre, Opéra, Collège de France;
in Marseille: prefecture and cathedral; also
in Dijon, Avignon, etc.
This bust is about 1 meter high...
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