Annette and Lubin
Modeler
Etienne-Maurice Falconet
(French, 1716 - 1791)
Manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, 1756 - present)
Date1764-1766
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/8 × 12 × 8 1/2 inches (28.26 × 30.48 × 21.59 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Lillian M. Diveley Fund
Object numberF91-17
Markingsincised F mark
On View
On viewGallery Location
- 122
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DescriptionA young woman seated by a table, her companion seated beside her with his right arm holding her shoulder, the table laid with a carafe, bread, and fruit, a jug and a basket of fruit at their feet, the reverse with a dog peeping out of bushes, mound base.Exhibition HistoryLuxury and Passion: Inventing French Porcelain, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, August 13 2022–August 12 2024, no cat.
This sculpture brings to life the star-crossed—but ultimately happy—lovers of a popular comic operetta. The statuette suggests different textures, from smooth fabric to the rough, torn loaf of bread.
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