Johan Tobias Sergel

( 1740 - 1814 )

A Nymph and a Satyr Crowned by Cupid

circa 1770-80

Terracotta

36 x 51 cm (14 ¹/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches)

The original gilt wood frame stamped “E.L.INFROIT.JME” and inscribed “7383 DHS/THSS”

Private collection, United Kingdom

Private collection, France
Related Literature
P. Bjurström et al., Johan Tobias Sergel, 1740-1814, exh. cat., Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, 22 May – 21 September 1975, Munich, 1975
U. Cederlöf, Sergel, exh. cat. Nationalmuseum Stockholm, 1990, p. 192, n° 201
M. Olaussen, Nouvelles acquisitions du département des Sculptures 1992-1995, Paris, Musée du Louvre, 1996, pp.83-86
J. Draper, G. Scherf, L'Esprit créateur de Pigalle à Canova. Terre cuites européennes 1740-1840, exh. cat., Musée du Louvre, Paris, 2004, pp. 181-187, Fig. 1

Johan Tobias Sergel