A pair of masterfully antique allegorical paintings on porcelain : "Cybele, Goddess of nature and wild animals " and " Amphitrite, Goddess of Sea and wife of Poseidon" were created after original oil works by famous French artist Paul Baudry (1828 -1886). Our paintings were executed at the world-renown French porcelain manufacture Sevres by listed porcelain female artist Susanne Battaille , who worked at the Sevres manufacture in 1861-1866. The artist born in Versaille where studied by her father French historical painter Eugene Battaille (born 1818) and later trained as miniature artist by Mlle Durant. Susanne Battaille exhibited her porcelain and miniature works by Salon de Paris in 1861-1867.

AMPHITRITE was the Olympian goddess of sea and wife of god Poseidon. Full info about Aphrodite see in on-line under :

CYBELE was a Greek goddess of caverns and mountains , nature and wild animals (especially LIONS, which figure can be see on our painting on theright of goddess). Full info about Cybele see in on-line under: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybele

Literature: Dictionary by Bellier/Auvray, volume I, 1882; dictionary of porcelain artists by Neuwirth , vol.I, 1977; AKL (Genaral artist lexicon) by Saur.

Inscription: both signed lower right in French: "Susanne Battaille d`apres(ìn english: after) Paul Baudry", oth e reverse of plaques pressed inv. numbers; on the reverse of the first painting - original label of an art dealer and expert with adress in palace Tuileries in Paris , original title of the painting "Cybele" and name of the artist "Susanne Battaille".

Technique: both original paintings on porcelain plaques.Luxuriousy original period gold-plated frames.

Measurements: unframed w 8 1/4" x h 5 1/8" (21 x 13 cm), framed w 15 " x h 12 " (38,3 x 30,2 cm)

Condition: in very good condition.