Marcus Agrippa Bust Miniature

A small white plaster-style bust in the manner of the classical portrait of Marcus Agrippa, with short carved curls, a strong brow and a calm expression, on a square plinth. It stands just a few centimetres tall and fits in your palm.

The Agrippa head is one of the classic plaster casts used to teach drawing. It appears as a plate in Charles Bargue’s famous 19th-century drawing course, which art students still copy from today. A miniature like this brings a bit of the studio home.