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The Vexed Man - Sculpture Reproduction Astronomy Astrology to princely collectors in sixteenth-centuryThis reproduction of The Vexed Man is made to replicate one of a series of portrait busts or "character heads" made by Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, an eighteenth century German sculptor active in Austria. Made of resin with a golden alabaster patina. Care Instructions: Clean with damp cloth no solvents Dimensions: 8" H x 5" W x 5. 5" D Item#: VEXED1 This bust portrays a middle aged man with a sour expression, which seems to fall somewhere between a