# The Lovers

- By: Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710)
- By: Johann Friedrich Eberlein (German, 1696–1749)
- Date: c. 1740
- Medium: porcelain with enamel decoration
- Classification: Ceramic
- Dimensions: Overall: 15.3 x 15.3 cm (6 x 6 in.)
- Culture: Germany, Meissen, 18th century
- Credit line: Gift of Judge Irwin Untermyer
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.79)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1950.79/1950.79_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Though closely related to the style of modeling developed at Meissen by Kaendler, this group was executed by his chief assistant, Eberlein. The intense colors of the figural decorations are characteristic of Meissen production before about 1750.