La Lanterne Magique
Figure Group
ca. 1757 (made), 1757 (modelled)
ca. 1757 (made), 1757 (modelled)
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Figure group in biscuit porcelain of children with a peep-show, and a boy acting as a showman stands on one side of the peep-show, and a girl holding a basket of bread leans forward to look into it, whilst a little boy peers over her shoulders from behind.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Biscuit porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure group in biscuit porcelain of children with a peep-show, La Lanterne Magique, modelled by Étienne-Maurice Falconet 1757, made by Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, ca. 1757. |
| Physical description | Figure group in biscuit porcelain of children with a peep-show, and a boy acting as a showman stands on one side of the peep-show, and a girl holding a basket of bread leans forward to look into it, whilst a little boy peers over her shoulders from behind. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A cross above a triangle [Incised] |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:428/A-1885 (Sch. I 822A). One of these groups was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from 'Small Shop London' for £3 in August 1881 and the other from Pivernau [?], London, for £1 1 shilling in September 1881 This group served as a model which was imitated by other porcelain factories in Great Britain. The group has been adapted from an engraving by Charles Nicolas Cochin (fils) entitled Foire de Campagne, after a design by François Boucher. |
| Production | Factory records refer to groups 414:428&A-1885 as La Curiosite and La Loterie. They are after a print derived from a tapestry design by François Boucher. The models were also copied at Doccia. Information kinldy provided by Tamara Préaud, July 2012. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 822 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:428-1885 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2009 |
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