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The Bird's Nester

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The Bird's Nester | 1944.129
 
  Title:The Bird's Nester
Other Titles:Former title: Les Dénicheurs
Former title: The Bird's Nester
Maker:Clodion (French, 1738 - 1814)
Medium: terracotta
Date:probably 1770-1790
Acquisition: The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection
Location: Gallery 7–8 | European Art: Paris as an International Art Center, 1715–1800

Accession Number:1944.129
Department: European Paintings and Sculpture
Inscription: signature incised on back: CLODION.

See Also:

France, 7880 works.
Terracotta, 238 works.

Component parts of this object:

Young Satyr Running with an Owl | 1944.129.1
1944.129.1
Young Satyr Running with an Owl
Former title: Les Dénicheurs
Former title: The Bird's Nester
Measurements: with base: 45.1cm, without base: 32.1cm x 15.9cm x 13.4cm


Young Satyr Running with a Bird's Nest | 1944.129.2
1944.129.2
Young Satyr Running with a Bird's Nest
Foreign title: Les Dénicheurs
Former title: The Bird's Nester
Measurements: with base: 45.1cm, without base: 32.05cm x 16.5cm x 15.8cm


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