Cup (tasse à chocolat AB)

1822–23
Not on view
The portrait is of Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–65), father of Louis XVI, Louis XVIII, and Charles X, and is based on a painting of 1767 by Alexandre Roslin (1718–1793).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cup (tasse à chocolat AB)
  • Manufactory: Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
  • Decorator: Sophie Debon (active 1816–24)
  • Artist: After a miniature painting of 1819 by Marie-Victoire Jacquetot (1772–1855)
  • Artist: After an original portrait of 1767 by Alexander Roslin (Swedish, Malmö 1718–1793 Paris)
  • Date: 1822–23
  • Culture: French, Sèvres
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: Height: 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Gift in Memory of Frederick P. Victoria, 1993
  • Object Number: 1993.276.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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