Large Meissen figurine group. "The Graces, disarming Cupid". Original title Oval base with rose and acanthus leaf frieze in relief, on it a composed allegorical group of three Graces in antique-style garments, contemplating the lamenting Cupid lying on a draped cloth at the side. The young goddess in front holds the bow and arrows that have been snatched from Cupid. At her feet a seated dove. Polychrome painting with rich gold decoration. Designed by Emmerich Andresen. Marked "E. Andresen". Model no. O 190, unmarked rest; crossed swords mark. H. 34 cm. L. 35 cm. The sculptor Emmerich Andresen (1843 Ütersen - 1902 Meissen), a graduate of the Dresden Academy of Art under Ernst Julius Hähnel, was head of the design department of the Meissen porcelain manufactory from 1886. He takes up a pictorial theme that is documented above all by the painting "The Disarming of Cupid by Graces" by Angelika Kauffmann. It has been passed down through numerous prints and realised in painting on porcelain plates, among other things. Cf. cat. Hetjens-Museum Düsseldorf, p. 52; Jedding, Meissen Porcelain, p. 141; Thieme-Becker, vol. I, p. 481. A large porcelain figure group of graces disarming cupid. Insignificantly restored. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Late 19th century.