A Child on a Dolphin

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

A Child on a Dolphin

Flötner, Peter

c. 1525/1550

Accession Number

1957.14.42

Medium

bronze//Black lacquer (much rubbed on exposed areas) over light yellowish bronze

Dimensions

overall: 14.5 x 9 x 9.5 cm (5 11/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 3/4 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection