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Horatio William Walpole (1813-94), 4th Earl of Oxford (2nd Creation): M.4-1994

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Horatio William Walpole (1813-94), 4th Earl of Oxford (2nd Creation)

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Macdonald, Lawrence

Entities

Categories

Description

White marble, carved in the round. The sitter faces front. He has short hair, receeding at the front, a moustache, and a beard; his eyes are wide open. The front is incised with the name Walpole in Greek.

Notes

History note: Possibly the bust sold by Sotheby's, New York, 26th October, 1990, Property of a European Foundation, lot 211 (see xerox in object's file); purchased by the donor at Sotheby's, London, 7th July, 1994, European Sculpture and Works of Art, p. 145, lot 149; Danny Katz, London.

Legal notes

Given by Daniel Katz

Measurements and weight

Depth: 23.7 cm
Height: 54.5 cm
Width: 32.4 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Rome ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1994-10-10) by Katz, Danny

Dating

19th Century, Mid#
Victorian
Production date: AD 1848 : dated

Note

Carved in Rome

The identification of the sitter was changed following a letter of 30 January 1995 from Lady Walpole, Wolerton Park, who sent a xerox of a portrait of the bearded 4th Earl of the second creation of 1806, and a xerox of a photograph of him. As he spent a considerable amount of time in Italy, he seems a more likely sitter than Rev. Robert Walpole. See file for letters and xeroxes.

When acquired by the donor, the bust was identified as Robert Walpole MA (1781-1856), for whom see Venn, 1954.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Materials used in production

White marble

Techniques used in production

Carving : White marble, carved in the round

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: L MACDONALD.FECIT. ROMAE.1848
  • Location: On the back
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Signature
  • Location: On the front
  • Method of creation: Incised

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.4-1994
Primary reference Number: 31094
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_4_1994
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 May 2023 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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