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Jean-Pierre Defrance

ca. 1750–60 · Limestone · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Lining the rusticated, arched facade of the Henry Kravis wing of the Museum are four larger-than-lifesize Allegories of the Elements, made of limestone (64.93.1–.4). Originally standing in the gardens of the Château de Mussegros near Ecouis in Normandy, the figures can be attributed on stylistic grounds to the sculptor Jean-Pierre Defrance (1694–1768) and are dated around 1750.

Artist

Jean-Pierre Defrance

Date

ca. 1750–60

Medium

Limestone

Culture

French, Rouen

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1964