The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 20, 2025
Faithful Love
1800s
after Augustin Pajou
without base: 26 x 10.9 x 10 cm (10 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Location: Not on view
Description
These statuettes represent the opposing spectrums of love—fickle and faithful—both portrayed by Cupid. Fickle Love absent-mindedly plays with a butterfly, a symbol of the fleeting moment. Conversely, Faithful Love is accompanied by a dog, the ultimate loyal companion. These works were originally believed to be by the hand of Augustin Pajou, because the works are signed and he made nearly identical sculptures. However, due to the slightly clumsy execution and the awkward scale of the signatures, the museum now believes the statuettes were created by another artist after Pajou's design.- Baron Maurice de Rothschild, Paris;[Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc, NY, 1917];Grace Rainey Rogers, New York.
- Milliken, William. "The Rousseau de la Rottière Room the Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 29, no. 4 (April 1942): 47-66 Reproduced: p. 46; Mentioned: p. 65 www.jstor.org
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, The Eighteenth Century, April 26-May 31, 1950, p. 20, no.108.
- {{cite web|title=Faithful Love|url=false|author=Augustin Pajou|year=1800s|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1942.54.2