Clodion (1738-1814), sculptor; Jean Baptiste Lepaute (1727−1802), clockmaker

The Dance of Time: Three Nymphs Supporting a Clock

1788, Terracotta, brass, gilt brass, silvered brass, steel, and glass

H. (overall): 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm); Sculpture: 21 3/8 × 12 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (54.3 × 32.4 × 21 cm); Globe: diam.: 10 13/16 in. (27.5 cm)

The Frick Collection, Purchased by The Frick Collection through the Winthrop Kellogg Edey bequest, 2006

(2006.2.02)