The London Beggar
Figure Group
ca. 1755-1765 (made), ca. 1754 (modelled)
ca. 1755-1765 (made), ca. 1754 (modelled)
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Figure group of 'The London Beggar', from a series of 'Cries of London', hard-paste porcelain. Standing woman leading a boy by the hand and carrying a child over her back in a shawl. Rocky support. Rococo, flowered base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt: the woman's costume in pale shades of puce, blue , yellow and lavender, the boy in 'sea-green' and puce.
Object details
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| Title | The London Beggar (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure group of 'The London Beggar', from a series of 'Cries of London', hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, probably modelled by J. J. Kändler and P. Reinicke, about 1754, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, about 1755-65 |
| Physical description | Figure group of 'The London Beggar', from a series of 'Cries of London', hard-paste porcelain. Standing woman leading a boy by the hand and carrying a child over her back in a shawl. Rocky support. Rococo, flowered base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt: the woman's costume in pale shades of puce, blue , yellow and lavender, the boy in 'sea-green' and puce. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Large crossed swords (Factory mark in underglaze blue, under open base) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke |
| Object history | Probably modelled by J. J. Kändler and P. Reinicke about 1754, after an engraving by Marcellus Laroon, 'The London Beggar', plate 69 of 'Cries of the City of London', London: P. Tempesta, 1711. |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Accession number | C.940-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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