Pedrolino

Johann Esaias Nilson|Cozzi Manufactory

ca. 1767 · Hard-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The figure is based on a print by Johann Esaias Nilson (1721–1788) that was published about 1767. In the original, Pedrolino is depicted as a child, a member of a traveling childrens' troupe. The modeler of this figure has substituted the face of an adult actor.

Artist

Johann Esaias Nilson|Cozzi Manufactory

Date

ca. 1767

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain

Culture

Italian, Venice

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund, 1985