Psyche ("La Nymphe Falconet")
Object type: Figure
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: Figure: soft-paste biscuit porcelain; base: glazed porcelain, enameled and gilt
Dimensions: Height (with base): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1945
Accession year: 1945
Tags: Psyche