The visit of the Comte and Comtesse du Nord to the Sèvres manufactory

Author

Ennès, Pierre; Phillips, Catherine V. (Translator)

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Apollo. 1989, Num. 325, Vol. 129, p. 150-156, 10 ill.

ISSN

0003-6536

Abstract (en)

Discusses the 1782 visit of Grand Duke Paul of Russia (the future Tsar Paul I) and his wife Maria--who were traveling incognito--to the Sèvres manufactory, focusing on porcelain given to them on the occasion by Louis XVI, as well as objects they themselves purchased.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Decorative arts -- Ceramics and glass -- France
• Manufacture nationale de Sèvres!!Sèvres (FRA)
• Porcelain
• Pavel I, emperor and tsar of Russia, 1754-1801
• Russians
• France
• Louis XVI, king of France, 1754-1793
• Patronage
• Collectors
• Soviet Union
• 1700-1800
• Collections
• Ceramics

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Arts décoratifs -- Céramique et verre -- France
• Manufacture nationale de Sèvres!!Sèvres (FRA)
• Porcelaine
• Pavel I, empereur et tsar de Russie, 1754-1801
• Russes
• France
• Louis XVI, roi de France, 1754-1793
• Mécénat
• Collectionneurs
• Union soviétique
• 1700-1800
• Collections
• Céramique

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910101-00447376

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