MESSERSCHMIDT, Franz Xaver
(b. 1736, Wiesensteig, d. 1783, Bratislava)

Character Head: Incapable Bassoonist

1770-83
Tin-alloy, height 42 cm
Private collection

This head belongs to the famous series of character heads. It illustrates an example of Messerschmidt's fixation with mimicry.




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