# The Chariot of Apollo

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CAFFIÉRI, Philippe](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/caffiri-philippe-r3940f0acdf5902>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Gilt bronze, height 45 cm

## Commentary

The Chariot of Apollo c. 1767 Gilt bronze, height 45 cm Wallace Collection, London This elaborate bronze appropriately surmounts a long-case clock by Nicolas Petit and J-J Lepaute; Apollo&#39;s chariot pulls the sun across the sky marking the passage of the day. The design recalls the celebrated gilt-lead figure of 1671 by Tuby in the Bassin of Apollo at Versailles.

## Attribution

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