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Jean-Charles-Nicolas Brachard
Pygmalion at the Feet of His Statue (Pygmalion and Galatea)circa 1750-1800

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Classical Revivals in Europe and America
White marble sculpture group of a standing nude woman flanked by a crouching child figure and a heavily draped kneeling figure, on a stepped base with rope-and-wreath relief decoration

Jean-Charles-Nicolas Brachard, Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, Pygmalion at the Feet of His Statue (Pygmalion and Galatea), circa 1750-1800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Hearst Magazines, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Modeller
Jean-Charles-Nicolas Brachard
France, active 1754-1780
Modeller
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
France, Sèvres, established 1756
Title
Pygmalion at the Feet of His Statue (Pygmalion and Galatea)
Place Made
France, Sèvres
Date Made
circa 1750-1800
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Height: 14 in. (35.56 cm); Separate base: 9 x 10 3/4 in. (22.86 x 27.31 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Hearst Magazines
Accession Number
47.35.2
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography

  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.