Retribution, 1872

  • Daniel Chester French, American, 1850-1931
  • Clark Plympton and Company, American
  • Robinson & Leadbeater, English, 1864 - 1905

Parian ware

  • Overall (including base): 9 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (24.8 × 16.5 × 11.4 cm)

Bequest of Miss Gracie B. Krum

58.68

Moulded, on base: RETRIBUTION Moulded, on top of the base: [English Design Registration marks] July 1, 1872

Inscribed, on base: D C FRENCH

1958-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Antiques 11, 4 (1927): pp. 273-275 (ill.). Richman, Michael. Daniel Chester French, An American Sculptor. Exh. cat., Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1976, pp. 4, 31 (note 10).

Daniel Chester French; Robinson & Leadbeater; Clark Plympton and Company, Retribution, 1872, parian ware. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Miss Gracie B. Krum, 58.68.