
Seated Figure, Soft-Paste Porcelain, Saint-Cloud Manufactory
A white porcelain sculpture of a thin, gaunt seated figure with a bald head, wide grinning mouth and bulging eyes, leaning on one raised knee. The figure sits on a rocky mound with cast foliage and a small bird-like form at its base. The glazed surface is smooth and unpainted.
- Artist
- Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
- Date
- 1725/30
- Medium
- Soft-paste porcelain
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1730 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1730).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of The Antiquarian Society