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The blind Belisarius led by a boy over a serpent
Lunéville pottery factory - Enlarge image
The blind Belisarius led by a boy over a serpent
- Object:
Figure group
- Place of origin:
France (made)
- Date:
ca. 1765-1789 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Lunéville pottery factory (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Biscuit porcelain
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis
- Museum number:
CIRC.108&A-1951
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case 25, shelf 3
Physical description
Figure group of the blind Belisarius led by a boy over a serpent, with separate base.
Place of Origin
France (made)
Date
ca. 1765-1789 (made)
Artist/maker
Lunéville pottery factory (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Biscuit porcelain
Marks and inscriptions
'TERRE DE LORRAINE' impressed in rectangular cartouche on underneath the figure group
'T. D. L.' in rectangular cartouch impressed on the base
Descriptive line
Figure group of the blind Belisarius led by a boy over a serpent, with separate base, Lunéville pottery factory, France, ca. 1765-1789
Labels and date
Gallery 128 Decant 2003
From a model by Paul-Louis Cyfflé (1704-1806), based on a book illustration by H.-F. Gravelot. The back of the plinth has illegible traces of a gilt inscription. [07/06/2004]
Production Note
From a model by Paul-Louis Cyfflé (1704-1806). Based on a print by Gravelot (see H. Noel, 'Sur quelques biscuits ent terre de Lorraine de P.-L. Cyfflé', La Revue des Arts, no. 1, 1959, p33).
Materials
Biscuit
Subjects depicted
Boy; Serpent; General; Belisarius; Blind (people)
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics; Figures & Decorative ceramics
Collection code
CER
