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.