Thomas Mansel Talbot of Margam Park and Penrice Castle
Bust
1770-1775 (made)
1770-1775 (made)
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Thomas Mansel Talbot (1747-1813), shown here bare-chested and with long hair, was a wealthy Welsh landowner. He went on the Grand Tour from 1770 to 1775 and commissioned this bust of himself at a cost of £68 - a fairly standard charge - from the Irish sculptor Christopher Hewetson. At the same time he commissioned a bust of Pope Clement XIV (Museum no. A.22-1948).
Hewetson (B. Kilkenny with birth date unclear; d. Rome 1798). He worked in Dublin before moving to Rome to live and work in 1765, where he remained for the rest of his life. He specialised in portrait busts of British visitors on the Grand Tour and established himself as one of the prominent British sculptors working in Rome at that time.
Hewetson (B. Kilkenny with birth date unclear; d. Rome 1798). He worked in Dublin before moving to Rome to live and work in 1765, where he remained for the rest of his life. He specialised in portrait busts of British visitors on the Grand Tour and established himself as one of the prominent British sculptors working in Rome at that time.
Object details
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| Title | Thomas Mansel Talbot of Margam Park and Penrice Castle (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | White marble |
| Brief description | Bust, white marble, of Thomas Mansell Talbot, by Christopher Hewetson, Irish (carved in Rome), ca. 1770-1775 |
| Physical description | Undraped bust. The subject, whose hair fall to his shoulders behind his neck, is facing half right. Inscribed. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'CHRUS . HEWETSON . FECIT' |
| Gallery label | Christopher Hewetson (1737/38–98)
Bust of Thomas Mansel Talbot (1747–1813)
About 1773
Here, Thomas Mansel Talbot, a wealthy Welsh land owner, is depicted with a bare chest and long hair as if he were an ancient Roman. Talbot went on the Grand Tour from 1770 to 1775 and commissioned this bust from the Irish sculptor Hewetson. Based in Rome from 1765, the sculptor achieved fame by carving portrait busts for British visitors.
Rome
Marble(2021) |
| Object history | Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F. S. A., in 1953. |
| Production | Irish, carved in Rome |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Thomas Mansel Talbot (1747-1813), shown here bare-chested and with long hair, was a wealthy Welsh landowner. He went on the Grand Tour from 1770 to 1775 and commissioned this bust of himself at a cost of £68 - a fairly standard charge - from the Irish sculptor Christopher Hewetson. At the same time he commissioned a bust of Pope Clement XIV (Museum no. A.22-1948). Hewetson (B. Kilkenny with birth date unclear; d. Rome 1798). He worked in Dublin before moving to Rome to live and work in 1765, where he remained for the rest of his life. He specialised in portrait busts of British visitors on the Grand Tour and established himself as one of the prominent British sculptors working in Rome at that time. |
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| Accession number | A.41-1953 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2006 |
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