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Children with shellfish and vegetables

Robert Joseph Auguste

ca. 1756

Medium

Terracotta

Tags

Vegetables Children

Dimensions

Height: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

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

Classification

Sculpture

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French, Paris

Rights

Public Domain

About Robert Joseph Auguste

1723–1805 • France

Auguste is considered one of the best silversmiths during the Louis XIV period. Much of the costly work he did for Louis XIV and Mme de Pompadour has been destroyed; he is best known today for his sophisticated, elegant, and austere table silver made for various royal patrons. In 1788 he was made supplier and manager of the Paris mint. His son Henry apparently took over his silver workshops ca. 1785.

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