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Based on a composition by Etienne-Maurice Falconet French
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Title: Leda and the Swan
Artist:
Based on a composition by Etienne-Maurice Falconet (French, Paris 1716–1791 Paris)
Date: 1753 or 1758
Culture: French
Medium: Terre de Lorraine (?)
Dimensions: Overall: 9 7/16 × 5 1/8 × 8 11/16 in. (24 × 13 × 22.1 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Gifts in memory of Frederick P. Victoria, 1990
Object Number: 1990.102
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