Minneapolis Institute of Art
Love Stung by a Bee
Constant; Modeler: Copy after Louis-Simon Boizot; Manufacturer: Formerly attributed to Sèvres Porcelain Factory
- Date
- c. 1783–85
- Medium
- Bisque porcelain
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Porcelain production was still guarded as a trade secret in this era, yet enterprising manufacturers stole production methods and winning designs. “Constant, ” a mysterious porcelain maker in Paris, frequently copied models produced by the Sèvres Porcelain Factory, which employed prominent sculptors like Louis-Simon Boizot to design bisque sculptures. Constant’s copy of Boizot’s Love Stung by a Bee is simplified (missing the bees swarming the hive) and smaller. Thomas Jefferson also owned a variant of this popular design, purchased during his Paris residency, 1784–89 (Monticello, Virginia). France, Europe
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