Artist/Maker François-Joseph Bosio (French, 1768– - 1845)
Description Aristée, dieu des jardins (Aristaeus, god of the gardens). Marble, exhibited at the Salon of 1817 (the plaster model was exhibited in the Salon of 1812).
Dimensions H. 2.16 m (7 ft. 1 in.), W. 1.02 m (3 ft. 4 in.), D. .89 m (2 ft. 11 in.)
Credit line Purchased by Louis XVIII of France
Accession number LL 51
Department of Sculptures, Richelieu, lower ground floor, cour Puget
Photographer Jastrow (2006)
Mythology Images
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