Female head
Bust
ca. 1750 - ca. 1760 (made)
ca. 1750 - ca. 1760 (made)
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This head is of a classical type with hair adorned by a jewelled headdress bound with a scarf that passes under the chin and braided at the back. Below the throat there is the edge of a draped garment with a band passing over the right shoulder.
This bust of an unknown woman is based on the antique Zingara or gipsy which is now in the Louvre collection and displayed at Versailles. This figure was widely reproduced in marble as well as biscuit porcelain, earthenware and plaster casts, up until the mid-nineteenth century. It was in the collection of Lord Boston and was probably formerly owned by his ancestor Sir William Irby.
Despite the signature there is nothing stylistically to suggest that this is the work of Roubiliac.
This bust of an unknown woman is based on the antique Zingara or gipsy which is now in the Louvre collection and displayed at Versailles. This figure was widely reproduced in marble as well as biscuit porcelain, earthenware and plaster casts, up until the mid-nineteenth century. It was in the collection of Lord Boston and was probably formerly owned by his ancestor Sir William Irby.
Despite the signature there is nothing stylistically to suggest that this is the work of Roubiliac.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | White marble head on black marble base |
| Brief description | Bust, marble, unknown woman, based on the antique Zingara, by an unknown artist, English, ca. 1750-1760 |
| Physical description | Female head, white marble on a black marble base. The head is of classical type. The hair which is adorned with a jewelled headdress and bound with a scarf that passes under the chin is braided at the back. Below the throat there is the edge of a draped garment with a band passing over the right shoulder. Roubiliac incised on the back. Black marble base is slightly chipped. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ROUBILIAC SC' (on the back) |
| Object history | Given with A.2-1944 by Dr W. Hildburgh, F.S. Both were acquired from Alfred Spero. They formerly belonged to Lord Boston, to whose ancestor Sir William Irby creasted first Lord Boston in 1761 they may have belonged. |
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| Summary | This head is of a classical type with hair adorned by a jewelled headdress bound with a scarf that passes under the chin and braided at the back. Below the throat there is the edge of a draped garment with a band passing over the right shoulder. This bust of an unknown woman is based on the antique Zingara or gipsy which is now in the Louvre collection and displayed at Versailles. This figure was widely reproduced in marble as well as biscuit porcelain, earthenware and plaster casts, up until the mid-nineteenth century. It was in the collection of Lord Boston and was probably formerly owned by his ancestor Sir William Irby. Despite the signature there is nothing stylistically to suggest that this is the work of Roubiliac. |
| Associated object | A.2-1944 (Pair) |
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| Accession number | A.1-1944 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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