(Venus), (sculpture).

(Venus), (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

(Venus), (sculpture).

Relocated 1956.

Sculpture: stone; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. 6 in. x W. 23 in.; Base: approx. 19 1/2 in. x 19 1/2 in. x 1 ft. 6 in.

A nude female figure stands holding drapery over the front of her body with both arms, leaving one breast exposed. She turns her head to the proper left. Her curly hair is pulled away from her face in a bun. She stands on a short base with uneven sides that is on top of a smooth-sided rectangular base.

Mythology -- Classical -- Venus

Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- St. Francisville

Administered by State of Louisiana, State Parks Division, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Located Oakley Plantation, St. Francisville, Louisiana

Formerly in the collection of Sten, Edgar, Mrs., New Orleans, Louisiana

The sculpture was a gift to the Oakley Plantation by Mrs. Edgar Sten of New Orleans, Louisiana on March 8, 1956. The sculpture was relocated to the plantation in St. Francisville in 1956.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1995.

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