COLLOT, Marie-Anne
(b. 1748, Paris, d. 1821, Nancy)

Bust of Peter the Great

1768-70
Plaster cast
State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

This portrait bust is a study for the Bronze Horseman, an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg. The bronze monument was realized by Étienne-Maurice Falconet with the head as designed by Collot.