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Statuettes of Venus and Mercury
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Around 1751, Vincennes-Sèvres began to manufacture unglazed porcelain (or "biscuit") figurines.
These biscuit figurines were based on Jean-Baptiste Pigalle's marble statues of Venus and Mercury. The marble statues were presented by Pigalle to Frederick II, King of Prussia, in 1750.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
48.977: E. F. Bonaventure [dealer], New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase [for receipt see WAM Archives, Vertical File, Chronologic: 1909]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
48.978: E. F. Bonaventure, New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)
Measurements
48.977: 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm);
48.978: 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1909 (48.977), 1911 (48.978)
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.
VO.30 (48.977, 48.978)