Soup bowl

ca. 1795

The picture contains four secret profiles. King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette are outlined by the urn's stem on either side, and the profiles of the Dauphin and Madame Royale appear in the flanking willow branches above them. The centralized design and the cool colors are expressive of neoclassicism, and successfully impart a feeling of gravity and melancholy.

Hard paste porcelain

1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), height

9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm), diameter

Gift of Mrs. Prentice Bloedel

84.164.2.1

Photo: Paul Macapia

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)

Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 261

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