La Baigneuse was one of Falconet's best known works. The original marble statue, now in the Louvre, was exhibited at the Salon of 1757,
and was commissioned by M. Thiroux d'Epersenne. The sculpture was
seized during the Revolution in 1791 at Madamme du Barry'e château at Louvéciennes. In 1758 Falconet was appointed director of sculpture at Sévres, and in the following year he produced La Baigneuse in
biscuit de Sévres in three sizes. Since this time the subject has been copied by followers in various mediums.