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Statuette with Man Trying to Kiss Woman
This statuary group was modeled after the design by Falconet. The scene is from the comic opera by Favart and Duni. A seated woman leans away from the kiss of a man. He is dressed in armour and is bending down reaching for her face with lips pursed. There are upturned baskets of flowers at their feet.
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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.
E. F. Bonaventure, New York, 1911. Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Musuem, 1931.
Geographies
France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.972