One of the capitals of the Erechthteion
Plaque
1905 (dated)
1905 (dated)
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This iron plaque by Lanteri is the reverse of 302-1907 and is cast from the original model prepared for plaquette number 1022-1905.
The medallist and sculptor Edouard Lanteri was a native of Burgundy, and initially trained under Aimé Millet (1819-1891), Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran (1802-1897) at the Petite Ecole, and later at the École des Beaux-Arts under Eugène Guillaume (1822-1905) and Pierre-Jules Cavalier. Lanteri settled in England from 1872, and was naturalised in 1901. At the age of 23 he became chief assistant to Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm a position he held until Boehm's death in 1890. In 1880 Lanteri was appointed Master of Modelling at the National Art Training School (now Royal College of Art), and in 1900 became the first Professor of Modelling. During 1905/6 he supervised students working on the figures of Fame, Sculpture and Architecture for the Exhibition Road façade of the Museum. Lanteri wrote a three volume guide to modelling published in 1902, 1904 and 1911.
A plaque is any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or similar, used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon. It can be hung upon a wall or smaller versions may be worn as decoration, like a brooch.
The medallist and sculptor Edouard Lanteri was a native of Burgundy, and initially trained under Aimé Millet (1819-1891), Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran (1802-1897) at the Petite Ecole, and later at the École des Beaux-Arts under Eugène Guillaume (1822-1905) and Pierre-Jules Cavalier. Lanteri settled in England from 1872, and was naturalised in 1901. At the age of 23 he became chief assistant to Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm a position he held until Boehm's death in 1890. In 1880 Lanteri was appointed Master of Modelling at the National Art Training School (now Royal College of Art), and in 1900 became the first Professor of Modelling. During 1905/6 he supervised students working on the figures of Fame, Sculpture and Architecture for the Exhibition Road façade of the Museum. Lanteri wrote a three volume guide to modelling published in 1902, 1904 and 1911.
A plaque is any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or similar, used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon. It can be hung upon a wall or smaller versions may be worn as decoration, like a brooch.
Object details
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| Title | One of the capitals of the Erechthteion (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Iron |
| Brief description | Plaque, iron, depicting one of the capitals of the Erechteion, by Edouard Lanteri, England, 1905 |
| Physical description | Plaque depicts one of the capitals of the Erechtheion, to the left of which are a laurel shrub and a pair of dividers; on the right is a pile of books, with parchment and inkpot. In the background a view of the Acropolis. Above is the inscription: THE. GREATEST. TRVST. BETWEEN. MAN. AND. MAN. IS. THE. TRVST. OF. GIVING. COUNSEL |
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| Marks and inscriptions | THE. GREATEST. TRVST. BETWEEN. MAN. AND. MAN. IS. THE. TRVST. OF. GIVING. COUNSEL (Inscription above) |
| Object history | This plaque is the reverse of 302-1907 and is cast from the original model prepared for plaquette number 1022-1905. Given by R. Phené Spiers, Esq, F.R.I.B.A. |
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| Summary | This iron plaque by Lanteri is the reverse of 302-1907 and is cast from the original model prepared for plaquette number 1022-1905. The medallist and sculptor Edouard Lanteri was a native of Burgundy, and initially trained under Aimé Millet (1819-1891), Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran (1802-1897) at the Petite Ecole, and later at the École des Beaux-Arts under Eugène Guillaume (1822-1905) and Pierre-Jules Cavalier. Lanteri settled in England from 1872, and was naturalised in 1901. At the age of 23 he became chief assistant to Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm a position he held until Boehm's death in 1890. In 1880 Lanteri was appointed Master of Modelling at the National Art Training School (now Royal College of Art), and in 1900 became the first Professor of Modelling. During 1905/6 he supervised students working on the figures of Fame, Sculpture and Architecture for the Exhibition Road façade of the Museum. Lanteri wrote a three volume guide to modelling published in 1902, 1904 and 1911. A plaque is any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or similar, used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon. It can be hung upon a wall or smaller versions may be worn as decoration, like a brooch. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Years 1905 - 1908. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, During the Year 1907, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition with Appendix and Indices. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, 1909, p. 47 |
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| Accession number | 303-1907 |
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| Record created | January 28, 2009 |
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