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Lady with a cavalier, known as 'The Kiss'
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Lady with a cavalier, known as 'The Kiss'

Meissener Porzellan Manufaktur · 1737 · painting technique; porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Johann Joachim Kändler was appointed an assistant to Johann Gottlieb Kirchner at Meissen in 1731. After Kirchern’s departure, Kändler took over as Modellmeister, or modelling master. In addition to large commissions, from 1736 Kändler also worked on smaller figure groups. His originality and humour raised the genre to great heights.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
figurecup and saucerhouse personnel, servantsdog
Credit lineDame met cavalier, bekend als ‘De handkus’. 1737. Meissener Porzellan Manufaktur. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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