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Children and satyr children leading a goat to sacrifice (part of a group)

ca. 1781
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 552
This is one of a group of reliefs from the court of the Hôtel de Bourbon-Condé, Paris. It was built by the architect Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart in 1781 for the princess Louise Adélaïde de Bourbon-Condé. The reliefs remained there until the beginning of the twentieth century.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Children and satyr children leading a goat to sacrifice (part of a group)
  • Artist: Clodion (Claude Michel) (French, Nancy 1738–1814 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1781
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Stucco
  • Dimensions: Overall (visible dimensions, confirmed): H. 61 1/2 x W. 252 3/4 in. (156.2 x 642 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Ella Morris de Peyster Bequest, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.24a
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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