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Ganymede and the Eagle: C.4-1979

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Titles

Ganymede and the Eagle

Maker(s)

Factory: Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory
Sculptor: Thorvaldsen, Bertel (After)

Entities

Categories

Description

Hard-paste biscuit porcelain, moulded. The rectangular base has straight sides and a flat top. Ganymede kneels on the right, holding a ewer in his right hand, and a bowl in his left hand, from which the eagle drinks. The eagle stands on the left of the base, with its tail feathers projecting over it.

Notes

History note: Unknown before Countess Shelagh Rietberg

Legal notes

Given by Countess Shelagh Reitberg

Measurements and weight

Height: 10.8 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Copenhagen ⪼ Denmark

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1979) by Rietberg, Shelagh, Countess

Dating

19th Century, Late#
Circa 1873 CE - 1888 CE

Note

This group, which first appeared in 1847, is after a marble of 1817 by Bertel Thorwaldsen (1790-1844), now in the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Another marble is in the Thorvaldsen Museum, Copenhagen, and several reduced versions were produced in the sculptor'sstudio; an example at Waddesdon Manor is probably one of these.

School or Style

Neoclassical

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Base Depth 6.2 cm Length 13.2 cm

Materials used in production

biscuit Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Hard-paste biscuit porcelain, moulded

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: wave mark

  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Printed in blue
  • Type: Factory mark
  • Text: H
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Impressed
  • Type: Mark
  • Text: Eneret
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Impressed
  • Type: Mark

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.4-1979
Primary reference Number: 169621
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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