Apollo
Bust
1861 (made)
1861 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This parian bust is reduced from the marble 'Apollo Belvedere' by C. Delpech, now in the British Museum. It was commissioned by the Art Union of London, an organisation established in 1836 for the encouragement of British artists and the improvement of public taste in matters of the arts. The Union had an annual subscription rate for which each subscriber received an engraving of a painting, and also the chance of winning a prize picture or sculpture.
Parian-ware, a matt white porcelain developed in the 1840s, recalled the sheen and translucency of the marble of classical sculpture and was widely used for decorative figures.
Parian-ware, a matt white porcelain developed in the 1840s, recalled the sheen and translucency of the marble of classical sculpture and was widely used for decorative figures.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Apollo (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Parian |
| Brief description | Bust of Apollo, Parian, Copeland, 1861 |
| Physical description | Parian-ware bust Apollo |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | C.DELPECH REDT. PUBLISHED FEBRUARY I, 1861. ART UNION OF LONDON, 1861, (Impressed to base) |
| Object history | Commissioned by the Art Union of London, 1861 |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This parian bust is reduced from the marble 'Apollo Belvedere' by C. Delpech, now in the British Museum. It was commissioned by the Art Union of London, an organisation established in 1836 for the encouragement of British artists and the improvement of public taste in matters of the arts. The Union had an annual subscription rate for which each subscriber received an engraving of a painting, and also the chance of winning a prize picture or sculpture. Parian-ware, a matt white porcelain developed in the 1840s, recalled the sheen and translucency of the marble of classical sculpture and was widely used for decorative figures. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.178-1964 |
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| Record created | October 20, 2008 |
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