Statuette with Cupid Borne by the Three Graces
This statue shows the Three Graces with Cupid. Two of the Graces hold up Cupid and feed him grapes, while the third is bending down and looking up at him. There is a pot of grapes at their feet as well as a grape vine wrapping around one of the Graces. They have loose flowing clothing falling off.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Musuem, 1931.
Geographies
France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 7/16 in. (23.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.982