Figure Group of the Festival at the Chateau (La fête au château) or the Model Fidelity (La fidélité modèle)
Medium
unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit)
Dimensions
21 × 16.5 × 15.9 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Norweb Collection
Accession Number
1966.234
Tags
gender unknownmale
About this artwork
Recognizable porcelain figures and figure groups modeled after contemporary theatrical works produced by the Parisian company Opéra-Comique were produced at the Vincennes factory as early as 1752. This group illustrates a scene from a play credited to Charles-Siméon Favart, Fête au Château (Festival at the Castle), when the gardener Jacquot and his love Colette reunite.