Bust of an unidentified old man
Sculptor:
Curtius, Philippe
(Uncertain)
Sculptor:
Tussaud, Marie Gresholtz
(Uncertain)
Sculptor:
Hardy, Bernhard Caspar
(Uncertain)
Bust of an unidentified old man. Wax coloured flesh, red, olive-green and grey. Bust of a wrinkled old man in profile to left, wearing an open-necked garment. Black background. In rectangular gilt-wood frame with glass front set in a wider ebonized wood frame.
A pair with M.5-1996.
Bequeathed by Edward Joseph Pyke
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1996) by Pyke, Edward Joseph
18th Century, Late
Circa
1775
CE
-
1800
CE
Possibly by Philippe Guillaume Mathé Curtius (1737-1794), Marie Tussaud (née Grosholtz) (1761-1850), or Bernhard Caspar Hardy (Cologne 1726-1816)
Bust
composed of
wax
( coloured)
Frame
composed of
ebonized wood
Outer Frame
Depth 5 cm
Height 30.3 cm
Width 26.9 cm
Accession number: M.6-1996
Primary reference Number: 30461
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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