L'Amour menaçant
Figure
1758-1766 (made)
1758-1766 (made)
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Figure of Cupid, modelled by Étienne-Maurice Falconet, made by the Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1758-1766.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Biscuit porcelain on ormolu base |
| Brief description | Figure of Cupid, modelled by Étienne-Maurice Falconet, made by the Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1758-1766. |
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| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Production | Modelled 1758 and on sale by December of that year. The figure is based on Falconet's sculpture of this subject in marble, exhibited at the Salon in 1757, the plaster model for which was exhibited in 1755. See Falconet a Sevres exhibition catalogue, Musee de Sevres, 2001, cat 91A, where the example exhibited is dated 1757-1766. |
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| Accession number | C.373&A-1909 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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