Long nineteenth century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 206338
Naiad Supporting a Shell on her Head
Joseph-Charles Marin, 1793
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Purchase, Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1975 · Public domain
- Artist
- Joseph-Charles Marin
- Date
- 1793
- Medium
- Pale buff terracotta coated with a brownish-yellow varnish
- Dimensions
- Height: 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); Height (removed base): 2 in. (5.1 cm)
- Era
- Long nineteenth century
Why it matters
Naiad Supporting a Shell on her Head, dated 1793, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Pale buff terracotta coated with a brownish-yellow varnish. The museum attributes the work to Joseph-Charles Marin. The recorded dimensions are Height: 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); Height (removed base): 2 in. (5.1 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.