Dog Chasing a Swan (Chien poursuivant un cygne)

18th century

23.7 cm 20.9 cm 29.2 cm

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This porcelain sculptural group depicts a hostile confrontation between a swan and a dog – the dog is shown crouching and barking, perhaps readying for a lunge, while the swan seemingly squawks and hisses while rearing back. These animals are both completely gilded, or decorat...

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E. M. (Edwin Marriott) Hodgkins Collection, Paris; A. Seligmann, Rey and Co. (date and mode of acquisition unknown); purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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