Veuillez noter que dans le catalogue imprimé l'illustration du lot 656 a été inversée et se trouve sous le lot 657. // Please note that in the printed catalogue, the accurate illustration of lot 656 is under lot 657.

Related Literature
G. Hubert, La sculpture dans L'Italie Napoléonienne, Paris, 1964, no. 182a
Alberto and Alessandra di Castro, I busti in marmo di Elisa e Felice Baciocchi colpiti a Lucca nel 1805 da Joseph Chinard, Rome, 2011

The Corsican Felice Pasquale Bacciocchi married Elisa Bonaparte, the beloved younger sister of Napoleon, in 1797, and took a series of political appointments from his brother-in-law, including Prince of Lucca. Another terracotta version of the present bust by Chinard, exhibited in 1909 and probably identifiable as the one in the collection of Franco Maria Ricci, was paired with a portrait of Elisa (Hubert 1964, no. 182a, present location unknown). Full sized marble versions of the pair by Chinard were with Alberto and Alessandra di Castro in Florence in 2011. The fine small terracotta versions were probably given as diplomatic gifts, likely on the occasion of a promotion.