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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Figure Group

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group in biscuit porcelain of Vulcan discovering the amours of Mars and Venus. Mars is about to embrace Venus who sits with two doves at her feet. Behind stands Vulcan with his right arm extended and a hammer in his left hand. Oval base, on the edge of which are the words 'Mars et Venus'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Biscuit porcelain
Brief description
Figure group in biscuit porcelain of Vulcan discovering the amours of Mars and Venus, probably modelled by Johann George Müller, Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur Berlin, Berlin, ca. 1790.
Physical description
Figure group in biscuit porcelain of Vulcan discovering the amours of Mars and Venus. Mars is about to embrace Venus who sits with two doves at her feet. Behind stands Vulcan with his right arm extended and a hammer in his left hand. Oval base, on the edge of which are the words 'Mars et Venus'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A sceptre (In blue)
  • 'B' (Impressed)
  • '42' (Incised)
  • 'Mars et Venus' (Incised on the edge of the base)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.86-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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