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Joseph-Charles Marin French
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Probably Marin's entry in the Salon of 1793: "A naiad carrying a shell on her head."
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Title: Naiad Supporting a Shell on her Head
Artist:
Joseph-Charles Marin (French, Paris 1759–1834 Paris)
Date: 1793
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Pale buff terracotta coated with a brownish-yellow varnish
Dimensions: Height: 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); Height (removed base): 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1975
Object Number: 1975.312.5
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