Metalwork Design
1823
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On the recto a sketch of a silver centrepiece or candelabrum, by John Flaxman (1756-1826), showing Jupiter overcoming the Giants.
On the verso two children being frightened by a man wearing a boar's head.
Profile, less than full size
On the verso two children being frightened by a man wearing a boar's head.
Profile, less than full size
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Recto pencil, verso pencil, pen and ink on wove paper. |
| Brief description | A design for a silver centrepiece or candelabrum, by John Flaxman (1755-1826) circa 1823 circa |
| Physical description | On the recto a sketch of a silver centrepiece or candelabrum, by John Flaxman (1756-1826), showing Jupiter overcoming the Giants. On the verso two children being frightened by a man wearing a boar's head. Profile, less than full size |
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| Object history | On the 10th January 1824 Flaxman billed Rundell, Bridge and Rundell for one drawing of Jupiter and the Giants for 5 pounds and 5 shillings and three explanatory drawings for 3 pounds and 2 shillings. There is no surviving centrepiece to this design. It was one of a group of 7 centrepieces showing classical figures billed on the same date. For the centrepiece of Diana and the Nymphs see CAI.968. Other drawings for the Jupiter centrepiece are in the Victoria and Albert Museum (CAI.968) and a tracing after Flaxman, but omitting the base, is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art inscribed "Jupiter and Giants N.1" which shows the same composition as in this sketch (23.68 leaf 27 H). Bequeathed by C. A. Ionides, 1900. |
| Bibliographic reference | D. Bindman Ed., John Flaxman, R.A., Royal Academy of Arts, 1979.
David G. Irwin, John Flaxman 1755-1826 : sculptor, illustrator, designer, London : Studio Vista, 1979.
Shirley Bury, “The lengthening shadow of Rundell's”, Connoisseur CLXI, no.648, p.79; no.649, p.152; no.650, p.218.
Robert R. Wark, Henry E., Drawings by John Flaxman in the Huntington collection, 1970. |
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| Accession number | CAI.1034 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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