Beauty Crowned by the Graces

After a 1775 model by Louis Simon Boizot French

after 1775

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Biscuit-porcelain figure groups typically decorated the dessert table, often arranged on a mirrored centerpiece. Louis XVI gave this mythological group to Gustav III in 1784, together with other figures of celebrated men and busts of the king and queen.

Artwork Details

Overview

Exhibition History

Title: Beauty Crowned by the Graces
Manufactory: Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
Artist: After a 1775 model by Louis Simon Boizot (French, Paris 1743–1809 Paris)
Date: after 1775
Culture: French
Medium: Biscuit porcelain
Dimensions: 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Bequest 1873 from King Karl XV (NMK CXV 459)
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts