Themire Crowned by Graces
Charles Nicolas Dodin|Sèvres Manufactory|Noël Le Mire|Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen
1777 · Soft-paste porcelain, in original gilt wood frame · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Beginning in the 1760s, the Sèvres factory produced plaques intended to be hung on walls in the manner of oil paintings. Unlike most surviving Sèvres plaques, this example retains its original gilt wood frame. The fine carving and gilding of the frame reflects the value attributed to these plaques; in 1779 Louis XVI ordered nine depicting hunt scenes to decorate his private dining room at Versailles.
- Artist
- Charles Nicolas Dodin|Sèvres Manufactory|Noël Le Mire|Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen
- Date
- 1777
- Medium
- Soft-paste porcelain, in original gilt wood frame
- Culture
- French, Sèvres
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of the Estate of Harry John Kratzer, 1988
