Figure
ca. 1765 (made)
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Etienne Falconet (1716-1791) was one of the most accomplished French modellers of his time. He designed this pair of figures of Cupid, the classical god of love, and Psyche. The fine-grained, soft biscuit porcelain of Sèvres perfectly reproduces the full subtlety of the design. Hard-paste biscuit porcelain was still made after the French Revolution of 1789. It continued to be made throughout the 1800s and later. Potters either reproduced old models or attempted to find a modern idiom.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Biscuit porcelain figure and enamelled stand depicting Cupid. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Summary | Etienne Falconet (1716-1791) was one of the most accomplished French modellers of his time. He designed this pair of figures of Cupid, the classical god of love, and Psyche. The fine-grained, soft biscuit porcelain of Sèvres perfectly reproduces the full subtlety of the design. Hard-paste biscuit porcelain was still made after the French Revolution of 1789. It continued to be made throughout the 1800s and later. Potters either reproduced old models or attempted to find a modern idiom. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London : V&A Publications, 1999, p.59. ISBN 185177260X |
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| Accession number | 804A/1,2-1882 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2002 |
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