AFTER JOHAN HEINRICH VON DANNECKER (GERMAN, 1758-1841), LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A GERMAN ALABASTER GROUP OF ARIADNE AND THE PANTHER
AFTER JOHAN HEINRICH VON DANNECKER (GERMAN, 1758-1841), LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
On a moulded square black hardstone plinth
41 cm. high x 37 cm. wide x 18 cm. deep

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Lot Essay

Johann Heinrich von Dannecker (1758-1841) was a German sculptor. In 1804, he did the initial draft of "Ariadne on the Panther", which he finished from 1810 to 1824, generally regarded as his masterpiece and one of the most important sculptures of the 19th century.

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