Unknown Young Woman
Sculptor: Theed, William II
Bust. White marble. The sitter is turned to the front. The head is held forward, facing and looking a quarter to the right. The hair is in two ringlets either side, with the hair coiled into a knot at the back. The ears are uncovered. Her right shoulder is bare, the left draped. The dress is low cut, with a decoration of lace (?) across the bosom.
Presented by L.C.G. Clarke, M.A., Trinity Hall
Method of acquisition: Given (1939) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
19th Century, Mid#
Production date:
marked
AD 1839
Theed worked for several years in the studio of sculptor E. H. Baily, before attending the Royal Academy Schools. In 1826, he went to Rome where he studied under several sculptors including John Gibson and Richard James Wyatt. Having established his reputation, especially as a portrait sculptor, he returned to London in 1848. He received many prestigious commissions from the Royal family and members of the court, such as his bust of Lady Augusta Stanley, secretary and confidante of Queen Victoria displayed nearby (M.6-1977). This portrait shows a fashionably dressed young woman with her hair tied in two side ringlets and coiled into a knot at the back. Her identity is unknown but she may have been an English aristocrat visiting Rome on the Grand Tour.
Bust
Height 19 1/2 in
Plinth
Height 4 3/4 in
Carving : White marble
Accession number: M.3-1939
Primary reference Number: 30973
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_3_1939
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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