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Photo: Paul Macapia
Venus and Adonis
Photo: Paul Macapia

Venus and Adonis

Date1765-67
Model by Johann Christian Wilhelm Beyer German, 1725-1806
Label TextThese figures were produced in the porcelain factory at Ludwigsburg under the patronage of Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg (1728-1793). Johann Christian Wilhelm Beyer, who became the chief modeler at the duke's porcelain factory, had accompanied him on his Grand Tour.
Object number76.90
ProvenanceCollection of Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson, unknown purchase date until 1976; gift from Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1976
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
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. 265
Credit LineGift of Martha and Henry Isaacson
Dimensions14 x 4 5/16 in. (35.6 x 11 cm)
MediumHard paste porcelain
Photo: Paul Macapia
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