Who created "Bust of Harlequin"?

Bust of Harlequin was created by Derby Porcelain Manufactory in ca. 1770s.

When was "Bust of Harlequin" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1770s.

What medium is "Bust of Harlequin"?

Bust of Harlequin is Soft-paste porcelain.

Is "Bust of Harlequin" in the public domain?

Yes, Bust of Harlequin is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Bust of Harlequin

Derby Porcelain Manufactory

ca. 1770s

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain

Dimensions

Overall: 2 3/8 × 7/8 in. (6 × 2.2 cm)

Classification

Ceramics-Porcelain

Culture

British, Chelsea-Derby

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964

Accession Number

64.101.648

Tags

MasksMen

Art Historical Context

Step into the whimsical world of 18th British porcelain with the *Bust of Harlequin crafted by the renowned Derby Porcelain Manuf around the 1770s. This petite soft-paste porcelain figure, measuring just 2 3/8 × 7/8 inches, captures the sly charm of Harlequin, the iconic masked trickster from the Italian Commedia dell'arte tradition Produced during the Chelsea-Derby period—a golden era after the 1770 merger of Chelsea and Derby factories—this bust exemplifies the British porcelain industry's flair for lively, theatrical figurines that adorned fashionable homes. Soft-paste porcelain, a delicat...

About the Artist

Derby Porcelain Manufactory · 1751–1785

The Derby Porcelain Manufactory stands as one of the foundational institutions of British ceramic art, producing some of the finest figures and tablewares made in England during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Its origins can be traced to the work of André Planché, a Huguenot immigrant from Saxony who settled in Derby around 1745 and began producing soft-paste porcelain figures and ...

Bust of Harlequin

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