Allegorical Figure of a Child representing Autumn
Philibert-Benôit de La Rue
(French, 1718–1780)
late 19th century
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueTerracotta painted brown
Dimensions36.69 cm (14 7/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2215
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1945, Arthur S. Vernay, New York; May 15, 1945, sold by Vernay to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Wickes to the MFA. (Accession date: December 24, 1965)
Philibert-Benôit de La Rue
De la Rue de l'Epinay
Patras, 21. Rue du Cherche-Midi, Paris
Felix François Georges Philibert Ziem