Bacchante with grapes and three infants

Joseph-Charles Marin

late 18th century · Terracotta, on painted and gilt wood pedestal · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

One of a pair with 1983.185.5. The bases, if not original, are certainly close to it; the base of 1983.185.5 either predates Louis XVI's death in 1793 or was added after the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815. Marin exhibited comparable groups at the Salons of 1793 and 1795.

Artist

Joseph-Charles Marin

Date

late 18th century

Medium

Terracotta, on painted and gilt wood pedestal

Culture

French, Paris

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1983