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Jean-Jacques Caffieri, French, 1725 - 1792, Study for A River God (Un Fleuve), 1756, terracott…
Study for a River God (Un Fleuve)
Jean-Jacques Caffieri, French, 1725 - 1792, Study for A River God (Un Fleuve), 1756, terracotta with marble base, 6 1/2 x 6 11/16 x 4 1/2 in., The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, Bequest of Charlotte Pruyn Hyde, 1971.91. Photography by Michael Fredericks.

Study for a River God (Un Fleuve)

Artist Jean-Jacques Caffieri French, 1725 - 1792
Date1756
Place of OriginFrance
MediumTerracotta, marble base
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 x 6 11/16 x 4 1/2 in. (16.5 x 17 x 11.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Charlotte Pruyn Hyde
Object number1971.91
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Collections
  • Sculpture
  • European Paintings & Sculpture
SignedIn the clay on the underside of the back, "fait par. JJ. Caffieri. 1756"
InscribedOn the underside, beneath the figure's left shoulder: "D.W./1629" in ink,varnished over. Probably an inventory number for the David-Weill collection, previous owners. On the underside of the socle: A manufactured label, pre-glued, rectangular with cut corners, red border inscribed in ink, the first two lines in cursive "Caffieri /'La Fleuve' / (illegible--D-W?)1629" and "STE" in the lower right. Also. a tiny fragment of another, probably earlier, pre-printed label with black border. No writing.
Exhibition History"The Painterly and the Picturesque: Trends in Eighteenth Century European Art," Hoopes Gallery, The Hyde Collection, Sept. 23- Dec. 30, 2001.ProvenanceParis, France, David-Weill Collection
by 1940, New York, NY, Wildenstein & Co. Inc.
1944, Glens Falls, NY, Mrs. Charlotte P. Hyde
1952, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust, Gift of Mrs. Charlotte P. Hyde