Scowling Harlequin
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
Modeler
Johann Joachim Kändler
(German, 1706 - 1775)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Dateca.1738-40
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 19.4 x 8.1 x 10 cm (7 5/8 x 3 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionThe Harlequin stands upright, his left leg pressed against a white tree stump, with bent knee, resting against the base. His right hand is raised to his head, and in it he clutches a dagger, while his left, held down away from his body holds a slapstick. His forehead is contracted in deep, angry lines, above his aqualine nose. His dark eyes are wide open, beneath the thick eyebrows. His lips are pressed together, and the corners of the mouth turned down.
He wears a flat, grey hat with turned up brim on short, black hair. At the left side of the hat is a red plume with a yellow rosette. His ruff is white, and he has white narrow ruffles at his wrists. He wears a long-sleeved, short-skirted tunic, with a puce ribbon round his hips, and it has a broad gold border in the front, with gilt yellow, the other half is green. The long tight trousers have one leg white and pink striped, the other beige. His stockings are white and his shoes black with large blue rosettes. There is a pad base without decoration.
He wears a flat, grey hat with turned up brim on short, black hair. At the left side of the hat is a red plume with a yellow rosette. His ruff is white, and he has white narrow ruffles at his wrists. He wears a long-sleeved, short-skirted tunic, with a puce ribbon round his hips, and it has a broad gold border in the front, with gilt yellow, the other half is green. The long tight trousers have one leg white and pink striped, the other beige. His stockings are white and his shoes black with large blue rosettes. There is a pad base without decoration.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.907
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
April or May 1738
Object number: G83.1.910
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: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca.1740-1741
Object number: G83.1.914
Artist / Maker: Höchst Porcelain Factory
ca.1750-1755
Object number: G83.1.885
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1760-1765
Object number: G83.1.863
