Charles Rollin
Figure
1787 (modelled), 1790 (made)
1787 (modelled), 1790 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure of Charles Rollin, Historian, biscuit porcelain.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Charles Rollin (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Biscuit porcelain |
| Brief description | Biscuit porcelain figure of Charles Rollin, Historian, modelled by Félix Lecomte, 1787, manufactured at Sèvres porcelain factory, France, ca. 1790 |
| Physical description | Figure of Charles Rollin, Historian, biscuit porcelain. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'B [?] RR 15' (Incised) |
| Credit line | Given by Lord Arthur Russell |
| Production | Félix Lecomte was paid for this model in 1788, and its first sale to the king was in December 1787. It is from the series Grands Hommes de la France ordered by comte d'Angiviller. Information kindly provided by Tamara Préaud, July 2012. This example has been dated to about 1790. |
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| Accession number | 33-1886 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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