Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)
Titles
Andromache weeping over the Ashes of Hector
Maker(s)
Proprietor:
Champion, Richard
Factory:
Bristol Porcelain Manufactory
Printmaker:
Burke, Thomas
(Derived from)
Painter:
Kauffmann, Angelica
(After)
Entities
Categories
Description
Hard-paste porcelain, moulded and painted overglaze in a little red, and black enamels, and gilt. The concave underside is glazed and has a circular ventilation hole which leads into the figure. The rectangular base has an irregular straight sides. On the viewer's left there is a tall pedestal with a stepped base, straight sides and projecting top on which stands a round urn, decorated with inverted gadrooning and bands of interlace. The woman stands on the right, with her right foot crossed in front of her left. She leans her head on her right arm, which is bent and rests on the top of the urn. In her right hand she holds a garland. She wears a long high-waisted dress decorated with sprays of gold leaves. Over her head is a long veil which falls down over her shoulders and is held up a little with her left hand.
Notes
History note: The Pritchard family of near Chepstow; H.M. Bassey, a private dealer, of 5 Amesbury Avenue, Streatham Hill from whom purchased on February 9th 1914 for £46 b Dr J.W.L Glaisher
Legal notes
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Measurements and weight
Height: 32 cm
Width: 19.1 cm
Place(s) associated
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Dating
18th Century, Late
George III
Circa
1775
CE
-
1780
CE
Note
Andromache, the urn and pedestal were derived from the mezzotint of 1771 by Thomas Burke after Angelica Kauffmann's 'Andromache and Hecuba weeping over the Ashes of Hector'. Despite the popularity of the theme, Bristol interpretations of it are rare. An example in the Delhom Gallery, Charlotte, Carolina, bears an inscription in memory of Richard Champion's daughter, Eliza, who died on 13 October 1779 (see Documentation), and there is an undecorated figure in the City Art Gallery, Bristol.
School or Style
Neoclassical
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( red and black)
gold
Base
Depth 9.7 cm
Materials used in production
Hard-paste porcelain
Techniques used in production
Moulding
: Hard-paste porcelain, moulded and painted overglaze in a little red, and black enamels, and gilt
Glazing
References and bibliographic entries
Related exhibitions
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.3135-1928
Primary reference Number: 38460
Old object number: 4515
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Sunday 18 June 2023
Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
