ID: 700006404 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006404	Record Type: Movable Work

Figure Group: The Flute Lesson (Le Flûteur) (one of a pair) (sculpture (visual works); After engraved designs of François Boucher (French, 1703 ...; about 1757 - 1766; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 70.DE.98.1;)

Titles:

Figure Group: The Flute Lesson (Le Flûteur) (one of a pair) (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

sculpture (visual works) [300047090] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

decorative arts (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1757 - 1766

Creator Display:

After engraved designs of François Boucher (French, 1703 - 1770) (French Designer); Sèvres Manufactory (French, active 1756 - present) (French Artist); Modelled under the direction of Étienne-Maurice Falconet (French, 1716 - 1791) (French Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Boucher, Francois (French painter, etcher, and draftsman, 1703-1770) [500032143]

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French porcelain manufactory, active from 1756 to the present) [500054661]

Falconet, Etienne-Maurice (French sculptor and author, 1716-1791) [500115285]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 70.DE.98.1

Credit Line: Gift of J. Paul Getty

Other: Creation: Sèvres [7007999] Île-de-France (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Soft-paste biscuit porcelain; traces of red pigment

	soft paste porcelain (material) [300010665]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>, <ceramic and ceramic by product>, ceramic (material), porcelain (material))

	biscuit (porcelain, material) [300242297]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>, <ceramic and ceramic by product>, ceramic (material))

	red pigment [300013533]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, colorant (material), pigments, <pigment by color>)

Dimensions: Object: H: 22.3 x W: 25.4 x D: 15.2 cm (8 3/4 x 10 x 6 in.)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

General Subject:

genre (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	La Vallée de Montmorency [901000711]
	.....((Literary works: Musical, Choreographic works, Named written and performed works, Literature and Performing Arts)) (ICON)

	figures (representations) [300189808]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>) (AAT)

	flute (aerophone) [300042513]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Sound Devices (hierarchy name), sound devices (equipment), <sound devices by acoustical characteristics>, aerophones) (AAT)

Inscriptions: Secondary Inscription: Incised "F" on back.

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Figure Group: The Flute Lesson (Le Flûteur) (one of a pair)	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]