STATUE OF DIANA

Creator(s): Antoine Coysevox (After)

On view in: French Parterre

About this object

Statue of Diana, the Huntress in terracotta. Based on a marble statue by Antoine Coysevox of Marie Adelaide de Savoy, Duchess of Bourgogne. She stands with her right foot forward, in mid-stride. A dog is on her right, standing on its hind legs and resting its paws on her leg. Diana reaches her right hand to touch the dog on its head, while holding her left hand up to touch her hair. She wears a Roman toga-like outfit, and in her hair is a a crescent moon. Said to have come from the castle of Madame de Lavale de Germain, France.

Object name:

STATUE OF DIANA

Made from:

Terracotta

Made in:

France

Date made:

19th c.

Size:

70 × 25 × 25 in. (177.8 × 63.5 × 63.5 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

72.17

Class:

GARDEN

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973