Admiral Abraham Duquesne (1610-1688)
Figure
1817 (dated), 1785 (modelled)
1817 (dated), 1785 (modelled)
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Figure of Admiral Abraham Duquesne in biscuit porcelain. The front inscribed 'DUQUESNE' and the reverse is dated '29 Julliet DS [ie dix sept]' for 1817
Object details
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| Title | Admiral Abraham Duquesne (1610-1688) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Biscuit porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure of Admiral Abraham Duquesne (1610-1688), made by Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1817, after a model of 1785 by Martin Claude Monnot |
| Physical description | Figure of Admiral Abraham Duquesne in biscuit porcelain. The front inscribed 'DUQUESNE' and the reverse is dated '29 Julliet DS [ie dix sept]' for 1817 |
| Marks and inscriptions | The reverse is dated '29 Julliet DS [ie dix sept]' for 1817 |
| Credit line | Given by Dr W. L. Hildburgh |
| Production | The model for this figure was supplied by the sculptor Martin Claude Monnot in 1785. It was from the series Grands Hommes de la France ordered by the comte d'Angiviller. Only two of this model left the factory in 1818 (and none afterward before 1837): one given to M. de Moncabrie, capitaine de vaisseau (Registre Vbb 5, folio 15v°, 8.IV.1818, 200 francs) and one sold to M. Ducane (Registre Vz 3, folio 112v°, May 1818, 150 francs). Information kindly provided by Tamara Préaud, July 2012. |
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| Accession number | C.45-1942 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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