The Temptation of St Anthony
Figure Group
1765-1766 (made)
1765-1766 (made)
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Porcelain figure group of the temptation of St Anthony, Sèvres porcelain factory, modelled by Falconet, 1765-1766
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste biscuit porcelain |
| Brief description | Porcelain figure group of the temptation of St Anthony, Sèvres porcelain factory, modelled by Falconet, 1765-1766 |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'F' (incised) indicating the period (1757-1766) when Etienne Maurice Falconet was Chef de l'atelier at Sèvres |
| Credit line | Given by W. J. Sainsbury |
| Production | See Falconet a Sevres exhibition catalogue, Musee de Sevres, 2001, cat 103b, for details of payments in 1765 to Leclerc for work on the group, for records of sales in 1778-1785, and the original terracotta model. |
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| Bibliographic reference | S. Ericksen & G. de Bellaigue, Sèvres Porcelain, 1987, p. 325, pl. 137 |
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| Accession number | C.109-1972 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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