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Sir John Charles Robinson

Bust
1864-1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This bust representing Sir John Charles Robinson (1824-1913) was made by Baron Carlo Marochetti. From the apprent age of Robinson, this bust likely dates from about 1864-5.

In 1853 Robinson was appointed the first Keeper of the Museum of Ornamental Art at Marlborough House, a predecessor of the South Kensington, later Victoria and Albert Museum. Robinson was a friend of Marochetti from the late 1850s and they were also founding members of the Collector's or Fine Arts Club.

Baron Carlo Marochetti (1805-1867) was born in Turin. He initially studied in Paris, where he was resident, intermittently returning to Italy between 1822 and 1827. Following the 1848 Revolution, Marochetti settled in England, where he produced a number of public monuments and became a favourite of Royalty, producing the effigies of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert for Frogmore, Windsor.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSir John Charles Robinson (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Bust, bronze, of Sir John Charles Robinson, by Baron Carlo Marochetti, Italian, made in England, about 1864-5
Physical description
Bronze bust of Sir John Charles Robinson.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.5cm
Object history
Given by the family of Sir John Charles Robinson in 1929.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This bust representing Sir John Charles Robinson (1824-1913) was made by Baron Carlo Marochetti. From the apprent age of Robinson, this bust likely dates from about 1864-5.

In 1853 Robinson was appointed the first Keeper of the Museum of Ornamental Art at Marlborough House, a predecessor of the South Kensington, later Victoria and Albert Museum. Robinson was a friend of Marochetti from the late 1850s and they were also founding members of the Collector's or Fine Arts Club.

Baron Carlo Marochetti (1805-1867) was born in Turin. He initially studied in Paris, where he was resident, intermittently returning to Italy between 1822 and 1827. Following the 1848 Revolution, Marochetti settled in England, where he produced a number of public monuments and became a favourite of Royalty, producing the effigies of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert for Frogmore, Windsor.
Bibliographic references
  • Bilbey, Diane and Trusted Marjorie. British Sculpture 1470 to 2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London, 2002, p. 335. cat. no. 506
  • Baker, M. ‘Spain and South Kensington. John harles Robinson and the Collecting of Spanish Sculpture in the 1860s’. In: V&A Album, III, 1984, fig. 2, p. 341
  • Williamson, Paul (ed), European Sculpture at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996, p. 11 and fig. 1
  • Maclagan, Eric and Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. Text. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1932, p. xiii, p. xiii plate
  • Trusted, Marjorie. Spanish Sculpture. Catalogue of the Post-Medieval Spanish Sculpture in Wood, Terracotta, Alabaster, Marble, Stone, Lead and Jet in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1996, p. 4, fig. 2
Collection
Accession number
A.202-1929

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Record createdAugust 17, 2004
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