Victor SÉGOFFIN (Toulouse, 1867-1925) Portrait of William Nelson Cromwell, c. 1925 Wax. Height approx. 39.7 Width 23, Depth 18.5 cm. (small traces of dust on the wax, small indentation at the back). Presented under a WINDOW CAGE with a wooden stand...

Victor SÉGOFFIN (Toulouse, 1867-1925) Portrait of William Nelson Cromwell, c. 1925 Wax. Height approx. 39.7 Width 23, Depth 18.5 cm. (small traces of dust on the wax, small indentation at the back). Presented under a WINDOW CAGE with a wooden stand bearing a "Ségoffin (Victor)" cartouche. Height. showcase 73.6 Width 40.8 Depth 33.3 cm. Wax portrait of the American patron William Nelson Cromwell by the sculptor Victor Ségoffin, circa 1925. American lawyer, William Nelson Cromwell (1854-1944) intervenes mainly in the promotion of the Panama Canal. He thus defends the French Canal Union by lobbying the American Congress to build the canal through Panama and not Nicaragua. In addition, Cromwell supported voluntary causes by putting himself at the service of people suffering from blindness. He settled in France after the First World War. The Toulouse portrait sculptor Victor Ségoffin created his bronze portrait in 1925. It is likely that our model is a preparatory study. Indeed, a bronze copy is nowadays presented in front of the Bailleul lacemaking school to pay homage to the patronage of Cromwell, who revived the textile activity in the North of France. Another bronze copy is also kept in the Franco-American Museum of the Château de Blérancourt. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.