#ca. 1755

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▪︎Aurora Triumphing over Night.

Date: ca. 1755-1756

Artist: Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806)

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• Man's Suit. Place of origin: France Date: ca. 1755 Medium: Silk cut, uncut, and voided velvet (ciselé) on satin foundation.

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▪︎Venus Emerging from the Sea.

Artist: Joseph Marie Vien (1716, Montpellier -1809, Paris)

Place of origin: France

Date: ca. 1754-1755

Medium: Oil on canvas

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▪︎Traveling Case (Nécessaire)

Label: Law Foulsham & Co.

Place of origin: London, England

Date: ca. 1755

Medium: Sharkskin, agate, silver, soft-paste porcelain, glass, metal.

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▪︎Capriccio: A Palace with a Courtyard by the Lagoon.

Date: ca. 1750-1755

Artist: Antonio Canaletto (Italian, 1697-1768)

Place of origin: Italy, Venice

Medium: Pen and brown ink and brush and gray wash with brush and black ink, over traces of graphite (?), framing lines in brown and black ink.

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▪Dressing set. Designer: Charles Gouyn Manufacturer: St. James’s Factory (British, 1749 - 1759) Date: ca. 1755 Medium: Gold-mounted, porcelain eith enamel decoration, wrought, modeled.

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• Woman's Dress (Robe à la française) with Matching Stomacher and Petticoat. Place of origin: France Date: ca. 1755-1760 Medium: Chinese export silk-brocaded satin, silk and silk chenille looped fringe.

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▪Plaque depicting Jacob choosing Rachel to be his Bride. Artist: Alcora Ceramic Factory (Spanish, active 1727 - about 1858) After painting by Jacopo Amigoni (Italian, about 1685 - 1752) Culture: Spanish Place of origin: Alcora, Spain Date: ca. 1755 Medium: Faïence (tin-glazed earthenware)