Teapot from a tea service for twelve

Christophe-Ferdinand Caron, Sèvres Porcelain Factory, 1807–08

The Emperor Napoleon commissioned this service in 1807 and presented it to Prince William of Prussia in September, 1808. Each piece of the set, called a cabaret, is decorated with at least one scene derived from Jean… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Christophe-Ferdinand Caron, Sèvres Porcelain Factory ¹
Date: 1807–08 ¹
Medium: Porcelain, enamel, gilt ¹
Original: 4,927 × 4,591 px ¹
License: Public domain (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
Credit: Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Groves Foundation Fund

Object record, Minneapolis Institute of Art

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This painting is a portrait of a man. His body is turned towards the right, but he looks directly at us. He has fair skin and dark brown hair with two curling pieces falling onto his forehead.

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