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Figure

ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etienne Falconet (1716-1791) was one of the most accomplished French modellers of his time. He designed this pair of figures of Cupid, the classical god of love, and Psyche. The fine-grained, soft biscuit porcelain of Sèvres perfectly reproduces the full subtlety of the design. Hard-paste biscuit porcelain was still made after the French Revolution of 1789. It continued to be made throughout the 1800s and later. Potters either reproduced old models or attempted to find a modern idiom.

Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Figure
  • Stand
Brief description
Biscuit porcelain figure and enamelled stand depicting Cupid.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by John Jones
Summary
Etienne Falconet (1716-1791) was one of the most accomplished French modellers of his time. He designed this pair of figures of Cupid, the classical god of love, and Psyche. The fine-grained, soft biscuit porcelain of Sèvres perfectly reproduces the full subtlety of the design. Hard-paste biscuit porcelain was still made after the French Revolution of 1789. It continued to be made throughout the 1800s and later. Potters either reproduced old models or attempted to find a modern idiom.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London : V&A Publications, 1999, p.59. ISBN 185177260X
Collection
Accession number
804A/1,2-1882

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Record createdNovember 27, 2002
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