Love Stung by a Bee, c. 1783–1785
Bisque porcelainexpand_more
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leo A. Hodroffexpand_more 92.158.21
On View in Gallery 310expand_more
Porcelain production was still guarded as a trade secret in this era, yet enterprising manufacturers stole production methods and winning designs. “Constant,” a mysterious porcelain maker in Paris, frequently copied models produced by the Sèvres Porcelain Factory, which employed prominent sculptors like Louis-Simon Boizot to design bisque sculptures. Constant’s copy of Boizot’s Love Stung by a Bee is simplified (missing the bees swarming the hive) and smaller. Thomas Jefferson also owned a variant of this popular design, purchased during his Paris residency, 1784–89 (Monticello, Virginia).
Details
- Title
- Love Stung by a Bee
- Artist Life
- active 1783–1809
- Role
- Artist
- Dimension
- 12 1/4 in. (31.12 cm)
- Accession Number
- 92.158.21
- Curator Approved
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