The Dancer

Description This dancer is dressed in light fabrics in a style that was intended to recall Greek attire of the 3rd century BC. It is one of 15 figures that the sculptor Agathon Léonard modeled for a "surtout de table," or table centerpiece, in 1900.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
8/18/1984	Treatment	cleaned

Exhibitions

• Vive la France! French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1999-2000.
• From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2014-2016.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Factory Mark] In triangle: Sevres; [Number] No. 7 O H

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters