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Chelsea Italian Comedy figure of 'Narcisin,' also called 'The Captain', ca. 1755. Soft-paste po ...
Italian Comedy figure of 'Narcisin,' also called 'The Captain'
Chelsea Italian Comedy figure of 'Narcisin,' also called 'The Captain', ca. 1755. Soft-paste po ...
Chelsea Italian Comedy figure of 'Narcisin,' also called 'The Captain', ca. 1755. Soft-paste porcelain. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Gift of Mrs. Charlotte Stout Hooker, 2008.DA.2.55

Italian Comedy figure of 'Narcisin,' also called 'The Captain'

Manufacturer (English, ca. 1744-1769)
Dateca. 1755
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsHeight: 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm)
ClassificationsPORCELAIN
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Gift of Mrs. Charlotte Stout Hooker
Object number2008.DA.2.55
DescriptionThe figure is modeled after the Meissen porcelain original by Peter Reinicke (1715-1768) in September 1744 (model number 576) for the 'Duke of Weissenfels Series,' from the engraving "Habit de Narcisin de Malalbergo" by François Joullain (1697-1778) after Charles-Antoine Coypel, in Luigi Riccoboni's Historie du Théâtre Italien (Paris: Pierre Delormel, 1728). It is traditionally known as 'The Captain'. The figure wears a black hat, a gilt-edged pink jacket, turquoise breeches and a blue cloak and stands on a green mound base.
Status
Not on view
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