# Figure of a River God (Fleuve)

- By: Manufacture de porcelaine de Vincennes (French, founded 1740 (known as Sevres from 1756); Model by: Louis Antoine Fournier (possibly); French, active c. 1746-52)
- Date: 1747–50
- Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
- Classification: Ceramics
- Dimensions: 30.8 × 22.3 × 22.4 cm (12 1/8 × 8 3/4 × 8 13/16 in.)
- Culture: Vincennes
- Credit line: Harry and Maribel G. Blum Endowment Fund
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/127355)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/14640b68-393f-2768-bf7f-d6ed5de2b673/full/!1820,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

White porcelain figures covered with transparent glaze were the first examples of sculpture to emerge from Vincennes. Unusual for its large scale, this figure is a sculptural tour de force. The river god’s taut musculature, expressive limbs, and windblown hair are modeled with extraordinary vigor.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0