Plate
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, Austria, Vienna
(Austrian)
Johann Claudius Herr
(Austrian, active 1791–about 1838)
Lorenz Herr
(Austrian, active 1804–1828 and later)
dated 1810
Medium/TechniqueHard-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
DimensionsOverall: 5.2 x 34 cm (2 1/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2112
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Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
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During the early nineteenth century, the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory produced many "picture plates" painted with scenes that faithfully reproduced old master paintings; this one, copied from Peter Paul Rubens's The Four Continents of about 1615. The elaborate border decoration, with raised and flat gilding, is typical of the factory's high-quality, luxury production.
InscriptionsPainting on front signed: HerrProvenance1880, Paul Pavlovich Demidoff, 2nd Prince of San Donato (b. 1839 - d. 1885), Florence; March 15 - April 10, 1880, Demidoff sale, San Donato Palace, part of lot 540. Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)
