Château de Chantilly
Château de Chantilly
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Chinese Magot on an Elephant
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Chinese Magot on an Elephant

  • Localisation : The Orleans Room
  • Année de création :Circa 1735-1740
  • Artiste :Anonymous

Description

A substantial soft porcelain manufactory was created in Chantilly in 1725, under the patronage of Louis-Henri, Prince of Condé. Its production was influenced by a fascination at that time for an imagined Asia, one symbol of which was the elephant.