Shepherd Group, Porzellanmanufaktur Frankenthal, c. 1760

formed, h 32.1cm × w 22.2cm More details

Due to their great success, the figure groups from Meissen were imitated by other porcelain factories. This group was made in Frankenthal (central Germany). The gallant shepherd group has a typically Rococo fanciful background with rocailles (C-shaped scroll ornaments) supported by little columns. The modelling of the figures is somewhat stiffer than that of the group from Meissen.

Identification

Title(s)

Shepherd Group
Figure of a shepherds couple

Object type

Object number

BK-1984-30

Inscriptions / marks

mark: ‘leeuw’

Description

Beeld van porselein, beschilderd op het glazuur in emailkleuren en goud. Het beeld stelt een herderpaar voor onder een boog van rocailles op zuilen. De vrouw zit naast de staande man en gebaart naar hem. Het voetstuk is versierd met rocailles. Gemerkt op de onderzijde met de leeuw.

Creation

Artist

porcelain company: Porzellanmanufaktur Frankenthal
Johann Wilhelm Lanz

Place

Frankenthal

Dating

c. 1760

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

formed / paint / gild / fired / vitrification

Measurements

height 32.1 cm × width 22.2 cm

Subject

What

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 1984

Copyright

Public domain

Documentation

Herdersgroep, Frankenthal, ca. 1755-1760, Abraham Lambertus den Blaauwen
Keuze uit de aanwinsten, p. 55, afb. 3, omslag
Weltkunst 45 (1975), Heft 20a, p. 1750 (afb.)

Persistent URL

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