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early 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker

Gilbert Talbot, the third son of John, second Earl of Shrewsbury, was elected to the Order of the Garter in about 1495. In 1504 he was sent to Rome by King Henry VII to invest Duke Guidobaldo da Montefeltro of Urbino into the Order. He is known here wearing an unidentified (damaged) chain of office. The bust is closely related to the work of the Italian sculptor Pietro Torrigiani. It is likely that it was made in Torrigiano's workshop or by a close follower. Like the bust of Henry VII, this too may be based on a cast either made from life or from a death mask.


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Brief description
Bust Sir Gilbert Talbot, terracotta English 16th century.
Physical description
Bust in terracotta of Sir Gilbert Talbot looking to his front wearing a round hat with a flap at the beck, a cloak with a fur collar and edgeing at the front and a chain of office round his neck.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44cm
Style
Subject depicted
Summary
Gilbert Talbot, the third son of John, second Earl of Shrewsbury, was elected to the Order of the Garter in about 1495. In 1504 he was sent to Rome by King Henry VII to invest Duke Guidobaldo da Montefeltro of Urbino into the Order. He is known here wearing an unidentified (damaged) chain of office. The bust is closely related to the work of the Italian sculptor Pietro Torrigiani. It is likely that it was made in Torrigiano's workshop or by a close follower. Like the bust of Henry VII, this too may be based on a cast either made from life or from a death mask.
Bibliographic references
  • Whinney, M. Sculpture in Britain, 1530 to 1830. 2nd ed. London, 1988. p. 427. note. 7.
  • Clough, C. H. Sir Gilbert Talbot, KG, and Raphael's Washington 'St. Geroge.' Report of the Society of the Friends of St. George's and the Descendants of the Knights of the Garter 6. no. 6. 1984-5. pp. 242-254.
  • The register of the most noble Order of the Garter. London, 1724. II. pp. 211, 217.
  • Molesworth, H. D. Sculpture in England. London, 1951. p. 17. pl. 54.
  • [PhD dissertation] Darr, A. P. Pietro Torrigiano and his sculpture for the Henry VII Chapel Westminster Abbey. 3 vols. University Microfilms International. London, 1980. II. p. 423. I, P. 300.
  • Darr, A. P. New documents for Pietro Torrigiani and other early Cinquecento Florentine sculptors active in Italy and England. Kunst der Cinquecento in der Toskana. Munich 1992. pp. 108-138.
  • Grossmann, F.G., Between Renaissance and Baroque: European art 1520-1600, Manchester: Manchester Art Gallery, 1965.
  • British Portraits : Winter Exhibition, 1956-57, London : Royal Academy of Arts, 1956 no. 32
  • Exhibition illustrative of early English portraiture, London : Printed for the Burlington fine arts club, 1909 no.75
Collection
Accession number
A.38-1947

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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