Artist: Manufacture Nationale De Sèvres
Date: 1763
Size: 29 x 24 cm
Museum: Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati, United States)
Technique: Ceramic
The porcelain factory at Sèvres was established in 1738. Catering to the luxury trade, it flourished under the patronage of Louis XV and his mistress Madame de Pompadour. In addition to beautiful tablewares, the factory produced statuettes and figurines. The most famous of the statuettes are those of glittering white biscuit porcelain modeled by Étienne-Maurice Falconet, the leading eighteenth-century French sculptor. Falconet was hired by Madame de Pompadour and served as a chief modeler at Sèvres from 1757 to 1766. While employed there, he produced numerous models for biscuit statuettes depicting popular mythological scenes, as well as charming renderings of playful children.
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