30th Jun, 2021 14:00
The Collector: Objects to Clocks
A 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH MARBLE BUST OF A GENTLEMAN IN THE MANNER OF SIR FRANCIS LEGGATT CHANTRY
IN THE MANNER OF SIR FRANCIS LEGGATT CHANTRY (BRITISH, 1781-1841)
the Carrara marble bust depicting a gentleman with sideburns and curly hair, shown in the Neo-Classical manner wearing a toga, 'all' antica', raised on a cylindrical socle,
77cm high
This unsigned bust of a gentleman in classical dress with finely carved hair resembles the work of Sir Francis Leggatt Chantry, for example his bust Arthur Wellesey, 1st Duke of Wellington; as well as portrait busts by other early 19th century British sculptors such as E.H. Baily and William Behnes.
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