Lady with attendant
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain, gilt-bronze mount
Dimensions
Height: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
German, Meissen
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession Number
64.101.59a, b
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite porcelain figurine, *Lady with Attendant*, crafted around 1740 by the renownedissen Manufactory under the masterful modeling of Johann Joachim Kändler, exemplifies the pinnacle of early European porcelain artistry. Collaborating with designs inspired by François Boucher and engravings by Laurent Cars, it captures the elegance of Rococo style—playful, ornate, and refined. Standing just 7¼ inches tall, the hard-paste porcelain, enhanced by a gilt-bronze mount,ams with intricate polychrome enamels and gilding, showcasing Meissen's revolutionary technique that rivaled prized Chinese...