A Meissen figure of a woodman
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A Meissen figure of a woodman

CIRCA 1745

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A Meissen figure of a woodman
Circa 1745
Modelled by P. Reinicke supported by a pile of logs, in fur-lined yellow hat, iron-red vest, fur-lined white jacket, white breeches and black shoes, sawing logs on a x-framed horse, on an oval mound base (restoration to saw and his fingers)
5 in. (13 cm.) high
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Although only loosely related, this model is probably inspired by Comte de Caylus's engraving after the drawing by Edmé Bouchardon. For an illustration of a similar model and the Bouchardon drawing, see Len and Yvonne Adams, Meissen Portrait Figures (London, 1987), pp. 160-161.