Hamilton, Lady Belhaven and Stenton
Bust
1827 (made)
1827 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Hamilton Campbell (about 1790-1873) became Lady Belhaven and Stenton through her marriage in 1815 to Sir Robert Montgomery Hamilton, 8th Lord Belhaven and Stenton. A marble bust of her husband by Joseph is also in the Museum's collection (inv.no. A.67-1965). Samuel Joseph (1791-1850) was one of the founding members of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1826, and exhibited there from 1827 until 1844. He worked in London as well as Edinburgh. He specialised in portrait busts, but also executed funerary monuments, such as the one to William Wilberforce in Westminster Abbey. However, he never achieved the recognition or commissions he arguably deserved, and died almost penniless.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Hamilton, Lady Belhaven and Stenton (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Marble |
| Brief description | Bust, marble, of Hamilton, Lady Belhaven and Stenton, by Samuel Joseph, English (made in Edinburgh), 1827 |
| Physical description | Marble, bust. The subject looks downwards, with half closed eyes and slightly to her right. Her hair is elaborately dressed in curls and ringlets and in a plaited band across the crown of her head. Signed and dated. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'S.JOSEPH Sculpt./EDINr.1827' (at the back) |
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| Credit line | Given by Rupert Gunnis Esq, Hungershall Lodge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Rupert Gunnis, Esq, Hungershall Lodge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, in 1965. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Hamilton Campbell (about 1790-1873) became Lady Belhaven and Stenton through her marriage in 1815 to Sir Robert Montgomery Hamilton, 8th Lord Belhaven and Stenton. A marble bust of her husband by Joseph is also in the Museum's collection (inv.no. A.67-1965). Samuel Joseph (1791-1850) was one of the founding members of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1826, and exhibited there from 1827 until 1844. He worked in London as well as Edinburgh. He specialised in portrait busts, but also executed funerary monuments, such as the one to William Wilberforce in Westminster Abbey. However, he never achieved the recognition or commissions he arguably deserved, and died almost penniless. |
| Associated object | A.67-1965 (Pair) |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.68-1965 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2006 |
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