Gallery of Meissen Animals

Augustus the Strong's Menagerie for the Japanese Palace in Dresden

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ISBN: 9783777427959 Category:

Samuel Wittwer

Description

In 1731, the elector-king Augustus the Strong of Saxony commissioned the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen to create several hundred life-size porcelain birds and other animals to adourn the Japanese Palace in Dresden. By January 1736, 412 birds and 160 quadrupeds had been delivered His Majesty.

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Weight 2352 g
Dimensions 25.6 x 29.3 cm
Publisher name Hirmer Verlag GmbH
Publication date 19 June 2006
Number of pages
Format Hardback
Dimensions 25.6 x 29.3 cm
Weight 2352 g

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