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The figure of the woman is based on an engraving by Nicolas Larmessin of a portrait of Marie Sallé painted in 1732 by Nicolas Lancret (1690–1745).
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Title: Dancer (one of a pair)
Manufactory:
Höchst Manufactory (German, 1746–1796)
Modeler:
Johann Friedrich Lück (1728/29–1797)
Artist:
based on an engraving by Nicolas de Larmessin III (French, Paris 1685–1755 Paris)
Artist:
of a portrait of Marie Sallé by Nicolas Lancret (French, Paris 1690–1743 Paris)
Date: ca. 1758
Culture: German, Höchst
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions: 7 1/8 × 6 × 2 5/8 in. (18.1 × 15.2 × 6.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession Number: 64.101.286
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