A Royal Menagerie

par Samuel Wittwer

Meissen Porcelain Animals

Crédits & contributions

EAN

TexteSamuel Wittwer

ÉditeurYALE UK
Parution31 mars 2006

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A catalogue of the almost life-size porcelain animals created for the elector of Saxony and king of Poland, Augustus the Strong, in 1735. This was perhaps the most significant commission for porcelain ever executed in Europe. The text discusses the challenges and solutions the work demanded.