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Source Description
This rustic cupid group is one of a pair that represents the Elements: Air, Water, Fire and Earth. It is made of unglazed porcelain known as biscuit, which was a popular ware of the neoclassical age. This group was modeled possibly by Pierre Stephan or by Nicholas Gauron after a similar group made in Tournai.
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Document identity
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6506
label
Cupids Grinding, from an Elements Group
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object
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Source metadata
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6506
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object
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normalized
title
Cupids Grinding, from an Elements Group
description
This rustic cupid group is one of a pair that represents the Elements: Air, Water, Fire and Earth. It is made of unglazed porcelain known as biscuit, which was a popular ware of the neoclassical age. This group was modeled possibly by Pierre Stephan or by Nicholas Gauron after a similar group made in Tournai.
provenance
Eleanore and Parton Althouse, Pennsylvania; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, July 14, 1948, by purchase.
date
ca. 1775 (Neoclassical)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
statuary groups
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 in. (22.86 cm)
Source extras
med
soft paste porcelain
creator_ids
15411
15412
15414
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EAN
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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9a111e18e8ca9e86