Production Date
1817Type of Work / Object
Sculpture > Bust > Portrait Bust
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Location
Inventory Number
A259
Catalogue Number
A259Catalogue Level / Collection
Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)
Explanation
- Lord Gower (1786-1861) commissioned his bust from Thorvaldsen in Rome during the spring of 1817. He was moreover the first to commission a marble version of Thorvaldsen’s “Ganymede with Jupiter’s Eagle”.
Motif / Theme
Version / Edition
Original Model
Dimension
- Height 57.1 cm
Art Form / Craft
Sculpture
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Acquisition Mode
Bequest from Bertel ThorvaldsenAcquisition Date
March 24, 1844