Three Children Playing, One Blowing a Conch Shell
Louis-Félix de La Rue
(1731–1765)
François Boucher
(French, 1703–1770)
18th century
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniquePlaster cast, painted to resemble ivory or mottled marble
Dimensions19.05 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2209
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1937, L. Kraemer and Fils, Paris; May 27, 1927, sold by L. Kraemer and Fils to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Wickes to the MFA. (Accession date: December 24, 1965)
Jean-Louis Lemoyne
second half of 18th century
De la Rue de l'Epinay
Philibert-Benôit de La Rue
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent