Augustin Pajou
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Selected Works49

Museum Acquisitions

Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of Hubert Robert
Portrait of Hubert Robert, 1900
Acquired 1987
terracotta
LACMA
Psyche Abandoned
Psyche Abandoned, 1796
Acquired 1976
Earthenware
LACMA
Portrait of Sylvain Bailly
Portrait of Sylvain Bailly, 1791
Acquired 1975
Plaster on painted wood socle and plinth
Hammer Museum
The Infancy of Pan (or Bacchanale)
The Infancy of Pan (or Bacchanale), 1754
Acquired 1958
Brown ink, red wash with white highlights, pencil, red chalk and black Conté crayon Estimated by Mark Watters, paper conservator.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Faithful Love
Faithful Love, 1800
Acquired 1942
marble
Cleveland Museum of Art
Fickle Love
Fickle Love, 1800
Acquired 1942
marble
Cleveland Museum of Art
Pair of Marble Statuettes: Fickle Love and Faithful Love
Pair of Marble Statuettes: Fickle Love and Faithful Love, 1800
Acquired 1942
marble
Louvre
Cérès
Cérès, 1700
Acquired 1800
marbre
Louvre
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (1704-1778), sculpteur, maître de Pajou
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (1704-1778), sculpteur, maître de Pajou, 1700
Acquired 1800
bronze, marbre gris fonte à la cire perdue=fondu à la cire perdue
Louvre
Louis XVI (1754-1793) roi de France
Louis XVI (1754-1793) roi de France, 1700
Acquired 1800
marbre blanc
Louvre
Madame du Barry (née Marie Jeanne Bécu) (1743-1793)
Madame du Barry (née Marie Jeanne Bécu) (1743-1793), 1700
Acquired 1800
marbre, marbre rose
Louvre
Ariane abandonnée par Thésée
Ariane abandonnée par Thésée, 1796
Acquired 1796
terre cuite
Louvre
Psyché abandonnée
Psyché abandonnée, 1790
Acquired 1790
marbre, marbre blanc
Louvre
Nathalie de Laborde (1774-1835) future comtesse de Noailles puis duchesse de Mouchy
Nathalie de Laborde (1774-1835) future comtesse de Noailles puis duchesse de Mouchy, 1789
Acquired 1789
terre cuite beige rosée, marbre bleu turquin=bardiglio=marbre gris turquin
Louvre
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) mathématicien et philosophe
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) mathématicien et philosophe, 1785
Acquired 1785
marbre
Louvre
Projet de monument funéraire
Projet de monument funéraire, 1785
Acquired 1785
terre cuite
Louvre
Claude Edme Labille (1705-1788) marchand d'articles de mode père du peintre Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
Claude Edme Labille (1705-1788) marchand d'articles de mode père du peintre Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 1784
Acquired 1784
marbre
Louvre
Mercure
Mercure, 1780
Acquired 1780
marbre
Louvre
Bossuet (Jacques-Bénigne) (1627-1704) prélat et écrivain
Bossuet (Jacques-Bénigne) (1627-1704) prélat et écrivain, 1779
Acquired 1779
terre cuite
Louvre
Anacréon faisant l'éducation de l'Amour
Anacréon faisant l'éducation de l'Amour, 1777
Acquired 1777
Sanguine. Signé et daté : 'P. fé. 1777'. Dessin restauré
Louvre
Reçu de paiement par Augustin Pajou, pour la somme due par la comtesse du Barry, pour son buste, 10 avril 1776, fait à Paris
Reçu de paiement par Augustin Pajou, pour la somme due par la comtesse du Barry, pour son buste, 10 avril 1776, fait à Paris, 1776
Acquired 1776
Plume et encre brune.
Louvre
Projet de tombeau pour un maréchal de France
Projet de tombeau pour un maréchal de France, 1775
Acquired 1775
Plume et encre noire, sur traits à la pierre noire, lavis gris et brun, rehauts d'aquarelle jaune et rouge, double filet noir et rose. Signé en bas, à gauche, à la plume et encre noire : 'Pa. fé. 1775'. Sur le soubassement, inscription à la plume, encre noire et lavis gris, sur une feuille collée au centre sous les armoiries : 'D. O. M/ CI GIT TRES HAUT ET TRES PUISSANT/ SEIGNEUR LE DUC DE [pas de nom] PREMIER BARON E /GOUVERNEUR POUR LE ROI DES VILLE/ F. CITADEL (sic) DE STRASBOURG GRAND /CHAMB
Louvre
Projet de monument funéraire
Projet de monument funéraire, 1775
Acquired 1775
terre cuite
Louvre
Buffon (Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de) (1707-1788) naturaliste intendant du Jardin du roi
Buffon (Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de) (1707-1788) naturaliste intendant du Jardin du roi, 1773
Acquired 1773
marbre, marbre de couleur
Louvre
Allégorie de la reine Marie Leszcynska
Allégorie de la reine Marie Leszcynska, 1771
Acquired 1771
marbre

Previous Sales

Christie's
L'Amour volage et L'Amour fidèle
L'Amour volage et L'Amour fidèle, 1787
Sold
Jun 2025
Christie's
D'APRÈS UN MODÈLE ATTRIBUÉ À AUGUSTIN PAJOU
D'APRÈS UN MODÈLE ATTRIBUÉ À AUGUSTIN PAJOU
$36,221
Dec 2022
Christie's
Pyrrhus in the house of Glaucias
Pyrrhus in the house of Glaucias
$15,000
Jan 2014
Christie's
A sleeping beggar
A sleeping beggar
£4,200 ($6k USD)
Dec 2006
Christie's
Alliance des corps Hélvétiques : An allegory of France shaking hands with a landsknecht, over an altar
Alliance des corps Hélvétiques : An allegory of France shaking hands with a landsknecht, over an altar
$6,000
Jan 2006

For Sale

Clark Art Institute · Artsy
Bust of a Man
Bust of a Man, 1791
For sale
Plaster
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Artsy
Madame de Wailly, née Adélaïde-Flore Belleville (1765–1838)
Madame de Wailly, née Adélaïde-Flore Belleville (1765–1838), 1789
For sale
Marble
J. Paul Getty Museum · Artsy
Ideal Female Heads
Ideal Female Heads
For sale
Various, see extensions
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Ludovisi Water Carrier
The Ludovisi Water Carrier, 1752
For sale
Black chalk with gray wash on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Lion's Head from the Capitoline Staircase
Lion's Head from the Capitoline Staircase, 1752
For sale
Black chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Ludovisi Menander
The Ludovisi Menander, 1752
For sale
Pen and black ink with gray wash over black chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Borghese Cybele
The Borghese Cybele, 1752
For sale
Pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Muse Terpsichore
The Muse Terpsichore, 1768
For sale
Red chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
One of Niobe's Daughters
One of Niobe's Daughters, 1752
For sale
Black chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Ancient Ruins on the Bank of the Tiber
Ancient Ruins on the Bank of the Tiber, 1752
For sale
Pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Ripetta in Rome [verso]
The Ripetta in Rome [verso], 1752
For sale
Pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Striding Roman Soldier
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.15.18 · Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Bequest of James David Draper and the Robert Isaacson Collection, 2020
Two Roman Soldiers
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.15.17 · Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Bequest of James David Draper and the Robert Isaacson Collection, 2020
Copy after an Ancient Sarcophagus
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.15.16 · Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk
Bequest of James David Draper and the Robert Isaacson Collection, 2020
Rocky Landscape with Figures
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.15.15 · Black chalk
Bequest of James David Draper and the Robert Isaacson Collection, 2020
Monument to Buffon
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.16 · Drawings
Purchased in part with funds provided by the Disegno Group
Pyrrhus in the House of Glaucias
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2014 · Accession 2014.439 · Black chalk, pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash on two joined sheets
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2014
Head of a Bearded Elder
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2003 · Accession 2003.25 · Terracotta on a bleu turquin marble socle
Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2003
Minerva
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1998 · Accession 98.SA.157 · Sculpture
Gift of Guy Ladrière
Le Grand Pénitencier
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1996 · Accession 1996.24 · Black chalk, pen and gray wash
Purchase, Sally Sample Aall, Anne and Jean Bonna, Sarah and Werner H. Kramarsky, and Adriana Mnuchin Foundation Gifts, and Van Day Truex Fund, 1996
Ideal Female Heads
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1987 · Accession 87.SC.114 · Sculpture
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Portrait of Hubert Robert
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1987 · Accession 1987.8 · terracotta
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Fidelity, the Mother of Constant Love
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1986 · Accession 1986.282 · Terracotta
Purchase, Gifts of J. Pierpont Morgan and Irwin Untermyer, by exchange, 1986
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event
death
Augustin Pajou dies
Jan 1, 1809
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birth
Augustin Pajou born
Jan 1, 1730