Model human
Friedrich Elias Meyer (Erfurt 1723 - Berlin 1785)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1755
Materials
porcelain
Measurements
225 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Meissen
Order this imageCollection
Fenton House, London
NT 1448075
Summary
Europa and the Bull, modelled as Europa seated on the bull accompanied by a seated and a kneeling nymph partly clothed in flowered drapery, the bull with a garland of flowers about its neck, on an oval base encrusted with flowers and scrolls edged in gilt. Mark, crossed swords in blue under the glazed base.
Provenance
cf. Abraham L. den Blaauwen, Meissen Porcelain in the Rijksmuseum (2000), p. 459, no. 334
Marks and inscriptions
crossed swords in blue under the glazed base
Makers and roles
Friedrich Elias Meyer (Erfurt 1723 - Berlin 1785), modeller