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Claude Michel, called Clodion (French, 1738–1814)
French
late 18th century
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
26.04 x 20.32 x 39.37 cm (10 1/4 x 8 x 15 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Sidney T. Allen
Accession Number60.1393
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionAttributed to Claude Michel Clodion (1737-1814). Young nude girl reclining on drapery, leaning on urn with water flowing from it. Left arm outstretched, leaning on right arm, knees bent, eyes downcast. On rectangular base.
ProvenanceApril 19, 1876, possibly in Anonymous sale, Paris, lot 3 [see note 1]. By 1960, Mrs.Sidney T. Allen, Manchester, Ma; 1960, gift of Mrs. Allen to the MFA. (Accession date: November 9, 1960)
Notes:
[1] See H. Thirion, Les Adam et Clodion (Paris: A. Quantin, 1885) Appendix, p. 409, in the curatorial file.
Notes:
[1] See H. Thirion, Les Adam et Clodion (Paris: A. Quantin, 1885) Appendix, p. 409, in the curatorial file.
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