Seated girl
Statuette Figure of a Seated Girl
first quarter of seventeenth century (made)
first quarter of seventeenth century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This statuette in lead represents a naked girl, her head inclined to the left and her left foot crossed over her right knee. Here right hand rests on her left foot and her left hand holds the arm of the rectangular seat. On acquisition the modern gilding of the figure was removed although slight traces remain.
Other similar examples are included in the Landesmuseum in Brunswick and at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
Other similar examples are included in the Landesmuseum in Brunswick and at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Seated girl |
| Materials and techniques | Lead |
| Brief description | Lead dutch 17th cent a.de vries |
| Physical description | Statuette, seated figure of a naked girl, her head inclined to the left and her left foot crossed over her right knee; her right hand rests on her left foot and her left hand holds the arms of the rectangular seat. The allegedly modern gilding of the figure was removed following the acquisition of the statuette by Messrs. Wildenstein; slight traces of gilding remain. |
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| Object history | Given by M. Georges Wildenstein |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This statuette in lead represents a naked girl, her head inclined to the left and her left foot crossed over her right knee. Here right hand rests on her left foot and her left hand holds the arm of the rectangular seat. On acquisition the modern gilding of the figure was removed although slight traces remain. Other similar examples are included in the Landesmuseum in Brunswick and at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.2-1946 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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