Ceramic object
 See large image The Dancing LessonObject name: figure groupAccession number: C1073 Producer: Chelsea Collection place: Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London [Kensington and Chelsea] Production date: c. 1765 Material: ceramic; porcelain Measurements: H 480 mm; W 370 mm; D 240 mm [CCity] Museum Section: Decorative Art Summary: Figure group showing 'The Dancing Lesson'. Subject matter adapted from painting by Boucher, which was engraved by Carle van Loo, and modelled by Roubiliac. A youth sits in front of a bocage flowering tree, playing a hurdy gurdy. His female companion helps a small dog dressed in a jacket and trousers to stand upright and dance on top of a marble plinth. Marked with a gold anchor. One of only two recorded examples, the other is at West Dean House, Chichester, West Sussex. Location: Object not available for study at present (gallery refurbishment) Sub-category: Chelsea. Related publicationsAdams, Elizabeth, Chelsea porcelain London: Barrie and Jenkins, (1987). Pages: 224 p.; ill.ISSN ISBN 0712615962 (Object details: cover, published) Adams, Elizabeth, Chelsea porcelain London: Barrie and Jenkins, (1987). Pages: 224 p.; ill.ISSN ISBN 0712615962 (Object details: p 169 fig 11.37, published) |