Artist
Clodion (Claude Michel)(French, 1738–1814)French, 1738–1814
CultureFrench
Titles
- The Nest-Robbers (Les Dénicheurs)
Datec. 1780–1790
PlaceFrance
MediumTerracotta
Dimensions12 1/4 × 5 × 7 1/2 in. (31.1 × 12.7 × 19 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.577
Non exposé
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Department
Arts of Europe and the MediterraneanSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed on tree trunk: Clodion
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