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Figure Group of Love Carried by the Three Graces

c. 1768–78
manufacturer

Sèvres Porcelain Factory

(French, est. 1756)

after a design by François Boucher

(French, 1703–1770)
Culture
France, Sèvres
Medium
unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit)
Measurements
Overall: 25.4 x 12.8 x 14 cm (10 x 5 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection 1966.235
Public Domain
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Location
216A French and German
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The design of this figure group appeared among the 38 porcelain figure groups included in a service commissioned for Catherine of Russia in 1779.

Description

This figure group was likely modeled after the designs of François Boucher, whose designs appeared as figures or paintings on Sèvres porcelain. The scene represented is pulled from classical antiquity; the child wreathed in flowers is a physical manifestation of love and the women who hold him aloft are the three daughters of Zeus, Greek god of the sky.

Figure Group of Love Carried by the Three Graces

c. 1768–78

Sèvres Porcelain Factory, François Boucher

(French, est. 1756), (French, 1703–1770)
France, Sèvres

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