499877 Bust of a Lady (possibly Fanny Coleman), 1872 (marble) by Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste (1827-75); 83.2x58.5x39.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Abandoning the strict frontality and symmetry of the neoclassical style, Carpeaux was instead inspired by French portrait busts of the 1600s and 1700s. This bust probably depicts Fanny Coleman (1840-1919), an English actress with whom Carpeaux may have had a romantic relationship. The turn of the head and the undulating drapery infuse the figure with a sense of drama. Patronized by Napoleon III, Carpeaux created the celebrated figural group La Danse for the facade of the Opera Garnier in Paris, a work renowned for its sensual nudes, but denounced by contemporaries as an affront to public decency. Inscription: inscribed on base: J. Bte CARPEAUX 1872.); John L. Severance Fund; French, out of copyright.