Sculpture Group
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-442-8
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Sculpture** by Charles Eisen (French, 1720–1778), created in 1753, invites to explore the elegant world of 18th-century Frenchmaking. Eisen, a engraver and illustrator, was a master of the Rococo style, known for his lines and playful compositions that the refined tastes of the French aristocracy. This, classified within the Smithsonian Art Museum's collection, depicts a harmonious grouping of, reflecting the era's with classical antiquity reimag through ornate, whimsical lensesThough the exact medium remains under research prints like this one were vital in disseminating artistic ideas acro...