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Girl Holding Doves
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Girl Holding Doves

Date18th century
Maker Claude Michel (called Clodion) French, 1738-1814
Object number59.134
ProvenanceMrs. David L. Stone, Tacoma, to 1959; as gift to Seattle Art Museum, August 4, 1959
Exhibition HistorySan Francisco, California, Palace of the Legion of Honor, "Man, Glory, Jest and Riddle: A Survey of the Human Form through the Ages," November 10, 1964-January 3, 1965, cat. no. 158.Published ReferencesSeattle Art Museum, Annual Report of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1959, fig. 30 California Palace of the Legion of Honor. "Man, Glory, Jest and Riddle: A Survey of the Human Form through the Ages," San Francisco: M.H. DeYoung Memorial Museum, 1965, cat. no. 158 Poulet, Anne L. and Guilhem Scherf. "Clodion: 1783-1814," Paris: Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 1992, p. 363, 435
Credit LineGift of Mrs. David L. Stone
Dimensions23 5/8 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (60.01 x 21.59 x 21.59 cm)
MediumMarble
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