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Psyche ("La Nymphe Falconet")

Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)

Modeler:: After a model by Étienne-Maurice Falconet (1716–1791)
Date:: porcelain after 1761, gilt bronze ca. 1775
Culture:: French (Sèvres)
Medium:: Biscuit, gilt bronze
Dimensions:: H. with stand 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm.)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1973
Accession Number:: 1973.315.15

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 547

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