Bust of Antoine Coypel
by COYSEVOX, Antoine, Marble, height 54 cm
Coysevox was a great portraitist. His bust of Antoine Coypel is subtle still and presumably based on study from the life. There is inherent authority in the features - in the eyebrows alone - but also sensitive, unflattering record of the creased and thickening throat exposed by the unbuttoned shirt.