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Le Berger Galant
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Shepherd and Shepherdess
Le Berger Galant
Made at: Vincennes Manufactory (France)
French
about 1750
Medium/Technique
Glazed soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 22.3 x 21.4 x 20 cm (8 3/4 x 8 7/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.1872
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionA seated shepherd offers with outstretched arms a floral garland to a shepherdess seated at his side who pulls away. Three sheep lie at her
feet; a hat decorated with a bow on its turned-up brim and a crook lie beside the shepherd's extended right leg. A hollow tree trunk rises
at the center behind the two figures and terminates at the shoulder height of the woman; it is decorated with the stylized bark of a palm
tree. Vines spring from shorter tree trunks on either side of the central trunk.
feet; a hat decorated with a bow on its turned-up brim and a crook lie beside the shepherd's extended right leg. A hollow tree trunk rises
at the center behind the two figures and terminates at the shoulder height of the woman; it is decorated with the stylized bark of a palm
tree. Vines spring from shorter tree trunks on either side of the central trunk.
Marks
None
InscriptionsNone
ProvenanceJas. A. Lewis & Son, New York; 1949, Jas. A. Lewis & Son sold to Forsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)