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Fountain Nymph

Model
ca. 1863 (made)
Artist/Maker
Alexander Munro (sculptor)
Place of origin
London (made)

This plaster fountain nymph is made by Alexander Munro (1825-1871), a Scottish born (Inverness) sculptor in ca. 1863, probably in London, where he lived.
The plaster is related to the figure of a Fountain Nymph incorporated into the monument to Herbert Ingram at Boston, Lincolnshire. The bronze figure, produced by Elkington was installed on the monument in September 1863, the statue of Ingram having been unveiled in 1862.
Munro was a British sculptor of the Pre-Raphaelite movement.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Architectural Fittings
Scotland
Object type
Model
TitleFountain Nymph (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Plaster
Plaster
Brief description
Model, plaster, 'Fountain Nymph', by Alexander Munro, Scottish, made in London, about 1863
Physical description
A nymph holding a vase in her hands.
Dimensions
  • Height: 171cm (approx.)
Object history
There is no information available on the present piece, which until 2000 was recorded as an unregistered object in the Museum. A letter from the sculptor's wife, Mary Munro suggests that the model was in the Museum by 1869.
Subjects depicted
Nymph
Vase
Summary
This plaster fountain nymph is made by Alexander Munro (1825-1871), a Scottish born (Inverness) sculptor in ca. 1863, probably in London, where he lived.
The plaster is related to the figure of a Fountain Nymph incorporated into the monument to Herbert Ingram at Boston, Lincolnshire. The bronze figure, produced by Elkington was installed on the monument in September 1863, the statue of Ingram having been unveiled in 1862.
Munro was a British sculptor of the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
Bibliographic references
  • Bilbey, Diane and Trusted, Marjorie. British Sculpture 1470-2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2002, p. 343, cat.no. 517
  • Read, B. and Barnes, J., Pre-Raphaelite Sculpture. Nature and Imagination in British Sculpture 1848-1914, (exh. cat.), Matthiesen Gallery, London; Birmingham City Art Gallery, Birmingham; London, 1991, p. 125
Other number
Lost.156 - Previous LOST number
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.15-2000

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Record createdJune 9, 2000
Record URL
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