Children with shellfish and vegetables
One of a pair with 1993.334.1, Children with Dead Game. The groups are models for the covers of silver tureens made by Auguste in 1756–57, acquired in 1769 by Christian VI of Denmark and remaining today in the Danish Royal Collection. This group was intended for a round tureen, a pot à oille. Auguste, who received his mastership as a Parisian silversmith in 1757 and became one of the principal silversmiths to the French court, is seen here in the roles of sculptor as well as silversmith. These detailed, deftly modeled terracottas offer rare insights into the working process of eighteenth-century silversmiths; although drawings often survive, their preliminary sketch-models tend not to.
Artwork Details
- Title: Children with shellfish and vegetables
- Artist: Attributed to Robert Joseph Auguste (French, 1723–1805, master 1757)
- Date: ca. 1756
- Culture: French, Paris
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: Height: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of The Hearst Foundation, by exchange; Gift in memory of Frederick P. Victoria; The Metropolitan Museum of Art Volunteer Anniversary Gift; Ralph and Frances DeJur Foundation Gift, 1993
- Object Number: 1993.334.2
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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