Model for a Proposed Monument to Commemorate the Invention of the Balloon

ClodionWW-1779-535890

1779·Terracotta·Overall (confirmed): 43 1/8 x 24 3/4 x 20 3/8 in. (109.5 x 62.9 x 51.8 cm)

Purchase, Rogers Fund and Anonymous Gift, 1944

Catalogue

Year: 1779
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 43 1/8 x 24 3/4 x 20 3/8 in. (109.5 x 62.9 x 51.8 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Clodion

Artist

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Claude Michel, known as Clodion, was a French sculptor in the Rococo style, especially noted for his works in marble, bronze, & terracotta.

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Artist: Clodion
Year: 1779
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 43 1/8 x 24 3/4 x 20 3/8 in. (109.5 x 62.9 x 51.8 cm)
Watts ID: WW-1779-535890

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