Plate ordered by Empress Catherine II of Russia
| Title | Plate ordered by Empress Catherine II of Russia |
|---|---|
| Artist | Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present) Painted by Edmé-François Bouillat (French, 1758–1810), Pierre-Antoine Méreaud (French, active 1754–91), and Philippe Castel (French, active 1771–97) Gilded by Etienne-Henry Le Guay (French, active 1748–49, 1751–96) Sèvres, France |
| Date | 1778 18th century |
| Medium | Soft-paste porcelain, turquoise-blue ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding |
| Classification | plate (general, dish) |
| Origin | Sèvres Sèvres |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Purchased with funds provided by Dorothy Hale Dunbar, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Grober, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford D. Marks, Mrs. Eric Oldberg, Harry A. Root, Jr., and the Antiquarian Society through bequests of Lena Gilbert, Harriet Jones, Jessie Landon, Adelaide Ryerson, and the Margaret C. and James D. Vail Fund in memory of her mother, Margaret Arronet Corbin |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Plate ordered by Empress Catherine II of Russia” is a work by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present) Painted by Edmé-François Bouillat (French, 1758–1810), Pierre-Antoine Méreaud (French, active 1754–91), and Philippe Castel (French, active 1771–97) Gilded by Etienne-Henry Le Guay (French, active 1748–49, 1751–96) Sèvres, France, dated 1778. It is executed in soft-paste porcelain, turquoise-blue ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding and classified as plate (general, dish). This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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