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This porcelain cookie bust, created in 1900 by sculptor Denys Puech and published by Manufacture de Sèvres, represents President Émile Loubet, elected in 1899.
In a sober, realistic style, it shows the head of state in civilian clothes, emphasizing his dignity and authority without idealizing him.
In keeping with the tradition of official portraits of the Third Republic, the work illustrates both Sèvres' technical expertise and the function of public representation.
A marble copy is kept at the Château de Versailles.
Our example is signed "Puech" and dated "Paris 1900", bears the marks of Sèvres and of the molder Alexandre Dubois, and is somewhat missing.
Height: 45 cm.
Ref: NFUEEJ66X3