Nymph and Satyr

Makerformerly attributed to Clodion (French, 1738 - 1814)

Additional Title(s)

Satyre couronnant une bacchante

ClassificationsSCULPTURE

Dateca. 1850-1875

Mediumsand-cast bronze; marble socle

Dimensions13 × 14 × 12 1/2 in. (33 × 35.6 × 31.8 cm.)

DescriptionSatyr seated on a hillock, his pipes and staff lying on the ground near his cloven hoofs; he holds a bunch of grapes above the expectant, upturned face of a nude nymph who lies across his knees, her arms embracing him. Around them are strewn a tambourine and grapes, thyrsus and pipes. Dark patina. On bleu turquin marble base.

Markings77280/45 written in red crayon or pencil in two places on the bottom of the marble socle. Same number written again in red crayon on a metal plate inside the sculpture and on the inside of the sculpture's oval base, and again in black pencil, also on the inside of the sculpture's oval base.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Adele S. Browning Memorial Collection, gift of Mildred Browning Green and Honorable Lucius Peyton Green

Status

Not on view

Object number78.20.54