Henrietta Anderson-Pelham (died 1813)
Bust
1810 (made)
1810 (made)
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This bust of Henrietta Anderson-Pelham forms a pair with that of her husband Charles (Museum no. A.119-1929), whom she married in 1806. Both busts stand on their original wood plinths. A variant dated 1808 is at Brocklesby Park, Lincolnshire, the ancestral home of the Yarboroughs. The present bust may have been shown at the Royal Academy in 1810.
Joseph Nollekens (1737-1823) was a prolific sculptor of portrait busts and operated a thriving workshop in London. Many of his busts are in the classical style, with loose drapery and antique hairstyles. He spent eight years in Rome from 1762 to 1770, where he worked with Bartolomeo Cavaceppi restoring and copying antique marbles. One of these copies, his group of Castor and Pollux, is in the Museum's collection (Museum no. A.59-1940).
Joseph Nollekens (1737-1823) was a prolific sculptor of portrait busts and operated a thriving workshop in London. Many of his busts are in the classical style, with loose drapery and antique hairstyles. He spent eight years in Rome from 1762 to 1770, where he worked with Bartolomeo Cavaceppi restoring and copying antique marbles. One of these copies, his group of Castor and Pollux, is in the Museum's collection (Museum no. A.59-1940).
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| Title | Henrietta Anderson-Pelham (died 1813) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Marble |
| Brief description | Bust, marble, Henrietta Anderson-Pelham (d.1813), wife of Charles Anderson-Pelham, later 1st Earl of Yarborough , by Joseph Nollekens, England, 1810. |
| Physical description | Marble bust of Henrietta Anderson-Pelham (died 1813). The face is half turned to the left, the left shoulder is bare, the rest is covered by classical drapery. The marble is slightly discoloured on the neck. |
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| Object history | From the collection of Lord Yarborough. Sold together with seventeen other portrait busts by Nollekens at Christie's, 11th July 1929, lot 160; purchased by Messrs Alfred Spero and Kerin Ltd, 9 Clifford Street, New Bond Street, London for £37 16s. Purchased by the Museum with its contemporary pedestal from Messrs Alfred Spero and Kerin Ltd in 1929 for £37 16s. |
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| Summary | This bust of Henrietta Anderson-Pelham forms a pair with that of her husband Charles (Museum no. A.119-1929), whom she married in 1806. Both busts stand on their original wood plinths. A variant dated 1808 is at Brocklesby Park, Lincolnshire, the ancestral home of the Yarboroughs. The present bust may have been shown at the Royal Academy in 1810. Joseph Nollekens (1737-1823) was a prolific sculptor of portrait busts and operated a thriving workshop in London. Many of his busts are in the classical style, with loose drapery and antique hairstyles. He spent eight years in Rome from 1762 to 1770, where he worked with Bartolomeo Cavaceppi restoring and copying antique marbles. One of these copies, his group of Castor and Pollux, is in the Museum's collection (Museum no. A.59-1940). |
| Associated object | A.119-1929 (Pair) |
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| Accession number | A.120&A-1929 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2006 |
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