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Relief

1860-1870
Artist/Maker
Alfred Stevens (Maker)
Place of origin
England

This plaster relief represents three cherub heads, the middle head with wings outstretched and those on the sides with wings curved below their heads. The relief sits in a wooden frame of slightly later date (ca. 1890). It is related to the bronze frieze on the Wellington Monument in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, and was probably used as a model in casting the finished bronze.


Object details

Categories
Monuments
Reliefs
Object type
Relief
Materials and techniques
Plaster
Oak
Brief description
Three cherub heads. Relief in plaster by Alfred Stevens (1818-75) , England, ca.1860- 70
Physical description
Plaster relief of three cherub heads, in oak frame.
Dimensions
  • Length: 95cm (Plaster relief)
  • Length: 123cm (With frame)
  • Weight: 18.5kg
Production typeModel
Credit line
Given by Sannyer Atkin Esq. on behalf of his brother H.W. Atkin Esq.
Object history
This relief is associated with the frieze on the Wellington monument. It is possibly one of the two of the casts which were used in casting the final bronze relief.
Association
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of
Summary
This plaster relief represents three cherub heads, the middle head with wings outstretched and those on the sides with wings curved below their heads. The relief sits in a wooden frame of slightly later date (ca. 1890). It is related to the bronze frieze on the Wellington Monument in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, and was probably used as a model in casting the finished bronze.
Associated object
A.53-1927 (Pair)
Bibliographic reference
Diane Bilbey with Marjorie Trusted, British Sculpture 1470-2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London 2002, p.381 cat. no. 591
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.54-1927

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Record createdMarch 14, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1286614/relief-alfred-stevens/
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