# Bust of the Empress Marie-Louise

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## Artwork

- Artist: [DELAISTRE, François-Nicolas](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/delaistre-franois-nicolas-re6346688e41cf8>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Terracotta

## Commentary

Delaistre portrait of the Empress is somewhat flattering, he did play down the new Empress&#39;s protruding eyes, Habsburg lip and chin by emphasizing the youthful bloom of her twenty years.

## Attribution

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