ID: 700006422 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006422	Record Type: Movable Work
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Mantel Clock (mantel clock; Étienne-Augustin Le Roy (French clockmaker and watchmake...; ca. 1772; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 73.DB.78;)

Note: Clock movement and components by Étienne-Augustin Le Roy, case by Étienne Martincourt. To the left sits a female figure with a celestial globe represents Astronomy, while on the right, Geography holds a loosely rolled map. Both figures are well modeled and must have been made by an accomplished sculptor. As is often the case with objects made entirely of bronze, the clock is not signed. A drawing of this work still survives, signed by the bronze caster Étienne Martincourt. At the time of the French Revolution, this clock stood on the mantel of Louis XVI's Salon de Conseil (Council Room) at the Tuileries Palace. Charles Le Roy, whose name appears on the dial and the movement of the clock, died in 1771. As two springs are dated 1772, however, the clock was obviously completed after his death. The movement must have been finished by Le Roy's son Étienne-Augustin, who signed his father's name, following the accepted practice of the time.

Titles:

Mantel Clock (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

mantel clock [300041578] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Measuring Devices (hierarchy name), measuring devices (instruments), <measuring devices for extent>, timepieces, <timepieces by form>, clocks, <clocks by form>)

clock [300041575]

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Measuring Devices (hierarchy name), measuring devices (instruments), <measuring devices for extent>, timepieces, <timepieces by form>)

Classifications:

decorative arts (preferred)

Creation Date: ca. 1772

Creator Display:

Étienne-Augustin Le Roy (French clockmaker and watchmaker, 1737-1792); Étienne Martincourt (French bronze caster and sculptor, died after 1791) [preferred,JPGM]

clockmaker Le Roy, Étienne-Augustin (French clockmaker and watchmaker, 1737-1792) [500055836]

sculptor Martincourt, Étienne (French bronze caster and sculptor, died after 1791) [500032732]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 73.DB.78

Other: Creation: Paris [7008038] Île-de-France (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Gilt bronze, enameled metal, glass

	ormolu [300011048]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by form>, plate (material), <plate by technique>)

	enamel (fused coating) [300014910]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by composition or origin>)

	metal [300010900]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

	enameling [300053773]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>, coating (process))

	glass (material) [300010797]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

Dimensions: Object: 71.1 x 59.7 x 32.4 cm (28 x 23 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Neoclassical [300021477] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>)

General Subject:

allegory (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Astronomy [901000719]
	.....((Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous Topics)) (ICON)

	Geography [901000718]
	.....((Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous Topics)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Mantel Clock	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP,JPGM]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Getty Museum, Authority file (2003-) accessed 13 February 2014