The Return of the City of London Volunteers
Model
ca. 1900 (made)
ca. 1900 (made)
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This is a model for the obverse of a medal commemorating the return of the City of London Volunteers and is made by George Frampton in ca. 1900.
Sir George James Frampton (1860-1928) was an English sculptor, medallist and decorative artist. He worked in an architects office before being apprenticed to a firm of architectural masons. He studied modelling a the London School of Art under W.S. Frith, and in 1881 entered the Royal Academy Schools, where he won a gold medal and travelling scholarship in 1887. Like Lanteri he was involved in the exterior decoration of the Museum, executing the spandrel reliefs of Truth and Beauty above the Main Entrance.
Frampton was elected an Associate Member of the Royal Academy in 1894 and exhibited regularly across Europe, contributing to the Munich and Vienna Secession movements.
Given by the late Meredith Frampton, the son of the sculptor in 1985, together with a range of other objects.
Sir George James Frampton (1860-1928) was an English sculptor, medallist and decorative artist. He worked in an architects office before being apprenticed to a firm of architectural masons. He studied modelling a the London School of Art under W.S. Frith, and in 1881 entered the Royal Academy Schools, where he won a gold medal and travelling scholarship in 1887. Like Lanteri he was involved in the exterior decoration of the Museum, executing the spandrel reliefs of Truth and Beauty above the Main Entrance.
Frampton was elected an Associate Member of the Royal Academy in 1894 and exhibited regularly across Europe, contributing to the Munich and Vienna Secession movements.
Given by the late Meredith Frampton, the son of the sculptor in 1985, together with a range of other objects.
Object details
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| Title | The Return of the City of London Volunteers (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plaster model for medal |
| Brief description | Model, plaster, for the obverse of the medal commemorating the return of the City of London Volunteers, by George Frampton, England, ca. 1900 |
| Physical description | A hole has been drilled through the top of the model. |
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| Content description | A crowned female figure symbolising the City of London, seated on a throne and holding a sword in her left hand, and flanked by trumpeting angels, greets a soldier in modern dress. Scrolls intertwined with branches decorate the sides. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'PRO PATRIA REGINA ET URBE'
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| Credit line | Given by the late Meredith Frampton |
| Object history | This is a model for the obverse of a medal commemorating the return of the City of London Volunteers and is made by George Frampton in ca. 1900. Given by the late Meredith Frampton, the son of the sculptor in 1985, together with a range of other objects. |
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| Summary | This is a model for the obverse of a medal commemorating the return of the City of London Volunteers and is made by George Frampton in ca. 1900. Sir George James Frampton (1860-1928) was an English sculptor, medallist and decorative artist. He worked in an architects office before being apprenticed to a firm of architectural masons. He studied modelling a the London School of Art under W.S. Frith, and in 1881 entered the Royal Academy Schools, where he won a gold medal and travelling scholarship in 1887. Like Lanteri he was involved in the exterior decoration of the Museum, executing the spandrel reliefs of Truth and Beauty above the Main Entrance. Frampton was elected an Associate Member of the Royal Academy in 1894 and exhibited regularly across Europe, contributing to the Munich and Vienna Secession movements. Given by the late Meredith Frampton, the son of the sculptor in 1985, together with a range of other objects. |
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| Accession number | A.19-1991 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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