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Johann Joachim Kändler: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born 1706 • Germany
Died May 18, 1775 (aged 69) • Meissen • Germany
Movement / Style Late Baroque • Meissen porcelain

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Harlequin, Meissen hard-paste porcelain figure from the commedia dell'arte modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler, c. 1738; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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