Chaumont, Haute-Marne 1698 - Paris 1762
Le Printemps, de la série des Quatre Saisons
Spring, one of the series called The Seasons
probably mid-18th century
marble
relief
Dimensions (HxWxD): 20 1⁄4 x 33 3⁄4 in.
[unsigned]
inscribed and dated, painted on lower edge: LE PRINTEMPS par EDME BOUCHARDON. 1698-1762
Acc. No.: 35.104.1
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
Photo credit: www.metmuseum.org, May 13, 2011
© Artist : public domain
© Artist : public domain
Provenance
- [by 1757], Paris, rue de la Grange-Batelière, Etienne Bouret
- New York, Wildenstein and Co., Inc.
- 1935, Purchased, through the President Dick Fund
Related works
- Replicas at reduced scale of the reliefs on Bouchardon's celebrated monumental Fountain of Grenelle (rue de Grenelle, Paris). The commission for the fountain was awarded to Bouchardon in 1739, the work was finally completed in 1745.
The reliefs appear in several paintings and grisaille overdoor paintings.