Hearing (one of a pair) 1750 - 1760

"Hearing" (one of a pair), a porcelain sculpture created by the Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory between 1750 and 1760, portrays a female figure seated upon a rock with a ram at her feet. The figure, likely representing the allegorical personification of Hearing, plays a lyre, which symbolizes the sense of hearing. The sculpture’s delicate details, including the intricately painted flowers and the figure’s elegant drapery, exemplify the high artistic standards of 18th-century English porcelain production. This piece, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, is a prime example of the Chelsea Manufactory’s mastery in creating exquisite and meticulously crafted porcelain sculptures.