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| Keywords: Claude-Clair Francin - Ganymede - Walters 27512.jpg According to classical mythology Zeus was captivated by Ganymede the most beautiful human In the form of an eagle the king of the gods abducted the youth Ganymede subsequently served as Zeus's cupbearer This statue would originally have held a cup in its left hand In 1743 King Louis XV commissioned this statue for the gardens of Versailles Although a plaster model of the figure was exhibited two years later at the Paris Salon a state-sponsored exhibition Francin never finished the marble At the request of the count of Maurepas the chief adviser to Louis XVI Nicolas-François Dupré gave the final touches to the statue in 1777-87 between 1777 1787 marble cm 193 accession number 27 512 35397 King Louis XV France 1743 by commission Orry as agent Comte de Maurepas Pontchartrain 1777 by commission Comte d'Havrincourt date and mode of acquisition unknown Museum at Valenciennes Germany date of acquisition unknown by misappropriation Museum at Cambrai Germany date and mode of acquisition unknown Comte L d'Havrincourt date and mode of acquisition unknown A Seligmann Rey and Company New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sadie Jones Mrs Henry Walters New York 1931 by inheritance Mrs Henry Walters Sale New York May 3 1941 no 1379 Mrs Ralph K Robertston New York City 1941 by purchase Walters Art Museum January 3 1946 by gift Gift of Mrs Ralph K Robertston in memory of Mr and Mrs Samuel A Martin 1946 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license Sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Ganymede in Baroque art Statues of Ganymede Claude-Clair Francin | ||||
