Bacchus and a Faun representing Autumn
Factory:
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller:
Eberlein, Johann Friedrich
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels, and gilt. A pair with EC.35-1946
Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, painted overglaze in blue, turquoise, green, yellow, flesh pink, puce, red, purple, brown, and black enamels, and gilded. The underside is glaze. The square base is decorated round the sides with scrolls and rococo 'frills' and is raised on four scrolled feet, all picked out in puce and gold. The top is decorated with polychrome floral sprays. On the viewer's left at the back there is a tall tree stump, dappled in pale green, pink, and brown, with Bacchus standing on his left leg with his right foot crossed over in front of it. He leans on the top of the tree stump on his right arm, and holds up a bunch of grapes to his open mouth in his left hand. He has short black hair, and is nude except for a vine wreath on his head and around his hips. Behind him, on the viewer's right, there is a faun with gold hooves and tiny horns, seated on a barrel, and holding a gold cup filled with wine in his right hand. The barrel is painted in polychrome with a harbour scene on either end, and sprays of flowers on its sides.
History note: Unknown before donor
Dr F. R. Cowper-Reed Bequest
Height: 28.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Cowper-Reed, F.R., Dr
19th Century
Circa
1800
-
Circa
1899
A re-edition of a model by J.F. Eberlein (1696-1749), accessioned as c. 1765-70, but 19th century.
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( blue, turquoise, green, yellow, flesh pink, puce, red, purple, brown, and black)
gold
Base
Depth 14 cm
Width 13.8 cm
clear
Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain
Press-moulding
: Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, painted overglaze in blue, turquoise, green, yellow, flesh pink, puce, red, purple, brown, and black enamels, and gilded. The underside is glazed.
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: EC.36-1946
Primary reference Number: 140433
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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