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Source Description
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 decorated in gold, while the rocky ground on which they stand as well as the background of vegetation have been covered in a bright blue glaze that has been accented with additional gilding. Cracks or fissures within ceramic body can be seen in various places, such as near the dog’s rearmost foot.
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Document identity
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24070
label
Dog Chasing a Swan (Chien poursuivant un cygne)
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obj
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Source metadata
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24070
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object
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title
Dog Chasing a Swan (Chien poursuivant un cygne)
description
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 decorated in gold, while the rocky ground on which they stand as well as the background of vegetation have been covered in a bright blue glaze that has been accented with additional gilding. Cracks or fissures within ceramic body can be seen in various places, such as near the dog’s rearmost foot.
provenance
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.
date
18th century
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CC0
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en
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statuary groups
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6
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6
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20.9
height
23.7
depth
29.2
dimensionsRaw
Overall: H: 8 1/4 × W: 9 5/16 × L: 11 1/2 in. (20.9 × 23.7 × 29.2 cm); Base: H: 1 13/16 × W: 9 5/16 × L: 11 1/2 in. (4.6 × 23.7 × 29.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Manufacturer's mark] painted in blue on underside: [two interelaced L's with a dot or O between them and a C underneath]; inscribed on underside: cadet ; paper sticker on underside inscribed in ink: 36 [?]; paper sticker with printed inscription: DOUANES / EXPOSITIONS / PARIS
med
Soft-paste porcelain, white and colored glazes, gilding; gilded-metal stand
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1916
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none
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