Clodion (Claude Michel)
The Nest-Robbers

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Artist Clodion (Claude Michel)(French, 1738–1814)French, 1738–1814

CultureFrench

Titles

The Nest-Robbers

Datec. 1780-90

MediumTerracotta

Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection

Object number44.576-.577

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Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

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Straus Objects for Online Scholarly Catalogue

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ProvenanceProbably Anatole Demidoff, Prince of San Donato (1812–1870); Paul Demidoff, Prince of San Donato (1839–1885); [San Donato sale, Florence, March 15–April 10, 1880, lot 1464]; acquired for 5,700 francs by Charles Mannheim; [Lebeuf de Montgermont sale, Paris, May 25–30, 1891] lot 269, illustrated]; [Monsieur X…. sale, Paris, 28 May 1935, lot 58, illustrated]; [Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc., New York, from whom acquired by Percy S. Straus, on 17 November 1936, for $6,885]; Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection; bequeathed to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1944.

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