Enid (from Arthurian romance)
Manufacturer:
Copeland
Sculptor:
Miller, E. M.
Distributor:
Crystal Palace Art Union
History note: The estate of G. D. V. Glynn
Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax from the estate of G. D. V. Glynn, and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 28.3 cm
Length: 14.3 cm
Width: 10 cm
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2016-01-25) by H.M. Government
Production date: after AD 1861
Copeland's bust of Enid, 'the Fair and Good' was probably inspired by the Enid in Tennyson's Arthurian romance, 'Idylls of the King', a series of twelve poems published between 1859 and 1890. The character had first appeared in the Arthurian legend, 'Erec and Enide' by the French poet, Chrétien de Troy (c. 1130-c. 1180/90), and in the romance of Geraint and Enid in the The Mabinogion, a collection of medieval Welsh stories, which had been translated into English by Lady Charlotte Guest between 1839 and 1845.
The bust was modelled by Felix Martin Miller (1819-1908)
Base Length 9.1 cm
Accession number: C.836-2016
Primary reference Number: 215833
Old number: 327
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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