Themire Crowned by Graces
Beginning in the 1760s, the Sèvres factory produced plaques intended to be hung on walls in the manner of oil paintings. Unlike most surviving Sèvres plaques, this example retains its original gilt wood frame. The fine carving and gilding of the frame reflects the value attributed to these plaques; in 1779 Louis XVI ordered nine depicting hunt scenes to decorate his private dining room at Versailles.
Artwork Details
- Title: Themire Crowned by Graces
- Manufactory: Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
- Decorator: Charles Nicolas Dodin (French, Versailles 1734–1803 Sèvres)
- Artist: After a print by Noël Le Mire (French, Rouen 1724–1801 Paris)
- Artist: After a painting by Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen (French, Valenciennes 1720–1778 Brussels)
- Date: 1777
- Culture: French, Sèvres
- Medium: Soft-paste porcelain, in original gilt wood frame
- Dimensions: 13 x 10 1/8 in. (33 x 25.7 cm.)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Harry John Kratzer, 1988
- Object Number: 1988.179
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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