Seated portrait of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838), in green patina bronze, foundry stamp inscribed: Cire perdue / Landovski - Fondeur, numbered 3/3, signed and dated Desprez 1838 (for the model). 20th century. H. 36 cm, W. 18 cm, D. 26 cm Louis Desprez (1799-1870) produced this seated portrait of Talleyrand in 1738, the year of his death, at the same time as a marble bust commissioned by Louis-Philippe for the historical galleries of the Château de Versailles.