The Shepherdess of the Alps (La Bergère des Alpes)
Object type: Figure group
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Sèvres
Artist: Sèvres Manufactory|Etienne-Maurice Falconet
Artist bio: French, 1740–present|French, Paris 1716–1791 Paris
Artist role: Manufactory|Modeler
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 1766–73
Medium: Soft-paste biscuit porcelain
Dimensions: Height: 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1952
Accession year: 1952
Tags: Men|Women|Sheep|Shepherds