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Bacchante with chalice and three infants

late 18th century

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One of a pair with 1983.185.6. The bases, if not original, are certainly close to it; the base of 1983.185.5 either predates Louis XVI's death in 1793 or was added after the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815. Marin exhibited comparable groups at the Salons of 1793 and 1795.

Bacchante with chalice and three infants, Joseph-Charles Marin (French, Paris 1759–1834 Paris), Terracotta, on painted and gilt wood pedestal, French, Paris — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Bacchante with chalice and three infants

Artist: Joseph-Charles Marin (French, Paris 1759–1834 Paris)

Date: late 18th century

Culture: French, Paris

Medium: Terracotta, on painted and gilt wood pedestal

Dimensions: Group: 8 3/4 × 10 3/8 × 7 1/2 in. (22.2 × 26.4 × 19.1 cm); Pedestal: 4 7/8 × 12 1/4 × 9 7/8 in. (12.4 × 31.1 × 25.1 cm)

Classification: Sculpture

Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1983

Accession Number: 1983.185.5

Chronology

France, 1600-1800 A.D.

"French Terracottas": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 49, no. 3 (Winter, 1991–1992)

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