PIERRE-CHARLES BRIDAN (1766-1836)
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
1800-01RCIN 31647
This bust was created for Napoleon’s brother, Lucien, to decorate a galerie des Consuls in the Tuileries Palace in Paris. Marlborough stood among a group of sculptures of other great military commanders admired by Napoleon. The bust is thought to have been acquired by George IV after the death of Napoleon.