The Dottore
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
Modeler
Johann Joachim Kändler
(German, 1706 - 1775)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Dateca.1740-1741
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 20.3 x 10.5 cm (8 x 4 1/8 in.)
MarkingsFaint crossed swords in underglaze blue
DescriptionFigure of Doctor Bolardo from Meissen modelled by J. J. Kaendler. The doctor stands with left leg slightly bent and the right leg extended. The head is turned slightly toward the left. The left hand clutches his cloak at the hip while the right hand is curved toward the waist. He wears a wide rimmed black hat and a pink cloak lined in pale grey. His jacket is yellow with gilt buttons and trim, and he wears a white collar and black stockings and shoes.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.906
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca.1736-40
Object number: G83.1.901
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1729-1731
Object number: G83.1.624
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1740-1745; decorated and possibly made in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.943.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
April or May 1738
Object number: G83.1.910
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b