Rare mythological Meissen figurine group. "Calydonian boar hunt" originally for Tsarina Catherine II. Six-part, round-view group. Dynamic, animated, scenic depiction of the hunt for the Calydonian boar, a monster from Greek mythology. On the front a seated Atalante, crowned with a diadem and accompanied by a dog, a huntress in antique-style garb, equipped with a quiver and bow and looking down at the Calydonian boar wounded by her arrow, who is surrounded by Meleager and a Greek hero with spears and a dog. At the back another hunter with a large stag. At the side a recumbent hound. Polychrome painting with gold staffage. Designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler, 1768, with sword marks. Total h. 38 cm. Wooden panel 46 cm x 42 cm. Unw. rest./best. According to Greek legend, Oineus, king of the city of Calydon, incurred the wrath of Artemis because he had not considered her in the sacrificial offerings, whereupon she sent the mighty boar to devastate his land as punishment. The king then summoned the heroes of Greece to the Calydonian Hunt, including Atalante, who had a decisive impact with her arrow shot. A group of figures designed by Kaendler for Tsarina Catherine II of Russia, known as Catherine the Great. Cf. P. von Spee, Klassizistische Porzellanplastik der Meissener Manufaktur, (diss.), Bonn, 2004, cat. no. 69, pp. 274f. A rare porcelain figure group composed of six figural elements depicting the hunting scene with Calydonian Boar modelled by J.J. Kaendler for Tsarina Catherine II, called Catherine the Great. Crossed swords marks. Meissen. Late 19th century.