"The Broken Clog" Figure Group
"Le Sabot Cassé" Figure Group
Modeled by Étienne-Maurice Falconet, French, 1716 - 1791. Made by Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, France, 1756 - present.
Geography:
Made in Sèvres, France, Europe
Date:
c. 1766-1770Medium:
Soft-paste porcelain (biscuit)Dimensions:
6 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 4 5/16 inches (16.5 x 15 x 11 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
2009-119-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the proceeds of the sale of deaccessioned works of art, 2009
Made in Sèvres, France, Europe
Date:
c. 1766-1770Medium:
Soft-paste porcelain (biscuit)Dimensions:
6 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 4 5/16 inches (16.5 x 15 x 11 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
* Gallery 369, European Art 1500-1850, third floor (Boyer Gallery)
Accession Number:2009-119-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the proceeds of the sale of deaccessioned works of art, 2009
Label:
The subject of this biscuit group, "the broken clog," is taken from an engraving by Gilles Demarteau after François Boucher's Paysanne assise dans un paysage et enfant dormant (Peasant and Sleeping Child in a Landscape). While the exact nature of Boucher's relationship with Sèvres is not known, his influence in the early years of that factory's production was unrivaled.
The subject of this biscuit group, "the broken clog," is taken from an engraving by Gilles Demarteau after François Boucher's Paysanne assise dans un paysage et enfant dormant (Peasant and Sleeping Child in a Landscape). While the exact nature of Boucher's relationship with Sèvres is not known, his influence in the early years of that factory's production was unrivaled.
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