Raimond Despuigi is depicted in the attire of the Grand Master, with the Maltese Cross on his chest, wearing an a la Lion wig. Previously the bust was incorrectly considered to be a likeness of Despuiga’s predecessor, the Grand Master Antoni Manhoel de Vilhen. The bust was formerly in the collection of the Talleyrand-Perigord family in France; it was identified by Andrzej Ciechanowiecki; from the second half of the 1960s in a private collection in the UK. 1980 – gift of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Royal Castle in Warsaw. Antonio Montauti (Florence c. 1685–1743 Rome). Italian sculptor, medallist and architect. Pupil of Giuseppe Piamontini. His first works included busts, bronze sculptures and medals made in the years 1708–9 for Cardinal Francesco Maria de’Medici. He was later commissioned by the Medicis to carve portraits and religious compositions. He was brought to Rome by Cardinal Almann Salviati, where he gained the recognition of Pope Clement XII who in 1733 granted him the title Architetto della Reverenda Fabbrica di S. Pietro. His most important works include the statue of St. Benedict in St. Peter’s Basilica and the Pieta in the Basilica of St. John Lateran. Raimond Despuig (Ramon Despuigi) de Montenegro (1670–1741) was born into a family which originally came from Majorca. From 1736 he was the 65th Grand Master of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (in Malta).