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Original terracotta representing a sea centaur abducting a nymph (Eurytion and Hippodamia?)
The ichthyocentaur, also called centaur-triton, or sea centaur, with a fish body, and front legs of a horse (sea horse that pulls Poseidon's chariot), belongs to the family of Centaurs who lived on Mount Pelion, but were chased towards Mount Pholoe by the Lapiths. French work around 1770, which can however be compared to "Nessus abducting Dejanira" by Joseph Chinard, Lyon), but especially to works by Johan Tobias Sergel (1740-1814), "Centaur enlacant une Bacchante", among others, which we could see at the exhibition "l'esprit créateur, de Pigalle à Canova" at the Louvre in 2003.
This sculptor made a quantity of terracotta during his stay in Rome, which were discovered in the Cronstedt collection, around 1910. missing part of the tail and the front legs, as well as the left forearm
Ref: VIIU1727U6
| Style | Louis XV style (Terracotta sculpture of Louis XV style Style) |
| Period | 18th century (Terracotta sculpture 18th century) |
| Country of origin | France |
| Width (cm) | 43 cm |
| Height (cm) | 33,5 cm |
| Depth (cm) | 12 cm |
| Shipping Time | Ready to ship in 4-7 Business Days |
| Location | 75007, PARIS, France |
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