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Miracle of the Man with the Withered Hand
LE MARCHAND, David (1674 - 1726)
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Media: ivory
Size: 13.7 cm
Acquired: 1932; Gift; F. Emile Andrews
Accession Number: NMW A 50573
This Huguenot sculptor was born in Dieppe, emigrated to Edinburgh by 1606 and had moved to London by 1705. He specialised in ivory carving, producing medallion portraits and a few figure sculptures, this one a masterpiece of undercutting.
Work not on display
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