Lovers with a Birdcage, December 1737, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, H. 4-7/8 in. ( cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

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Lovers with a Birdcage, December 1737, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, H. 4-7/8 in. ( cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, As was the case with many of its porcelain sculptures, Du Paquier’s Lovers with a Birdcage was inspired by a Meissen model. The modeler at Meissen, Johann Joachim Kaendler, is thought to have been inspired, in turn, by an engraving from the series A Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth (1697–1764

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Size: 3450px × 3131px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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