The Marquise of Lavalette at The Petit Palais, Paris

This plaster bust by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) depicts the Marquise of Lavalette, completed around 1861-1862. Se was born Adeline Fowle (1799-1869), married in 1816 to an American banker Samuel Welles and then the Marquis Felix de Lavalette (1806-1881). His sculpture can also be found at the Musée d'Orsay and is also uploaded to Scan The World and MyMiniFactory. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.