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BACCHANALIAN GROUP (BACCHUS PORTE PAR LES BACCHANTES)

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

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About this object

The term "biscuit" refers to the unglazed body of the porcelain. This technique, introduced in the mid-1750s, helped to preserve the crisp modeling, which had previously been blurred by the application of a thick, viscous glaze. Although some of these figures were conceived as table decorations and as part of the dessert centerpiece, others were sold singly or in pairs for display on top of furniture or mantelpieces. This group of the Three Graces carrying Cupid was designed by François Boucher and translated into a three-dimensional model by Louis-Simon Boizot, the factory’s sculptor.

An elaborate group of two partially clothed woman walking and carrying on their shoulders Cupid with garlands of roses. To the right and kneeling on the ground is another woman also partially clothed, and facing toward the rear so that the group is composed in such a way that it can be seen from all sides. On a modern ormolu base.

Object name:
BACCHANALIAN GROUP (BACCHUS PORTE PAR LES BACCHANTES)
Made from:
Biscuit -- ormolu
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
c. 1770
Size:
26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.166
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK incised on base at back: B (Jean-Jacques Bachelier, 1724-1806)
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973