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Bacchante and Infant Satyr
Sculptor: Clodion (Claude Michel)
Terracotta. Oval, with figures in relief. In the centre a Bacchante holding hands with an infant satyr, who dances on her left foot, two other small satyrs stand at a pedestal on which burns a fire. At the bottom of the plaque a basket of fruit.
History note: Purchased from Paul Wengraf The Arcade Gallery, Bond Street, London, who purchased it from Bochler in Germany.
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 10 1/2 in
Width: 8 3/4 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1960-07-21) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
18th Century
Louis XVI
Production date:
AD 1774
Moulding : Terracotta
Inscription present: signed and dated
Accession number: M.2-1960
Primary reference Number: 29873
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_2_1960
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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