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Summary

Antoine-Augustin Préault : Jupiter and the Sphinx (

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Artist



Alternative names	Auguste Préault
Description	French sculptor and medalist
Date of birth/death	9 October 1809	11 January 1879
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Authority file	: Q2074586 VIAF : 73969963 ISNI : 0000000066499415 ULAN : 500001875 LCCN : nr97021227 WGA : p/preault WorldCat

Title

Jupiter and the Sphinx

Description

French, Paris; Group; Sculpture

Date

1868

Medium

Tinted plaster

Dimensions

Overall (confirmed): 46 × 44 1/8 × 23 3/4 in. (116.8 × 112.1 × 60.3 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

	Native name	Metropolitan Museum of Art
	Location	Manhattan , New York City , United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 46′ 46″ N, 73° 57′ 48″ W
	Established	1870
	Website	www.metmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q160236 VIAF : 126238294 ISNI : 0000000419368761 ULAN : 500125157 LCCN : n79129629 NLA : 36247933 WorldCat

Current location

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Accession number

1981.319.2

Credit line

Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, in honor of Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg, 1981

Source/Photographer

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