Two goats
Relief
ca. 1800 - ca. 1830 (made)
ca. 1800 - ca. 1830 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
According to the donor, the present piece - together with a further seven similar reliefs - originally came from an unidentified house in the City of London, which was to be demolished. Between 1878 and 1916 they were placed over fireplaces in 1 Lowther Gardens, Princes Gate, London.
On acquisition this group of reliefs was thought by the then Keeper of the Department of Architecture and Sculpture, Eric Maclagan, to be related to the work of John Bacon the Elder (1740-1799), but he considered them to be probably early 19th century. The original contexts are unknown.
On acquisition this group of reliefs was thought by the then Keeper of the Department of Architecture and Sculpture, Eric Maclagan, to be related to the work of John Bacon the Elder (1740-1799), but he considered them to be probably early 19th century. The original contexts are unknown.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Two goats (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Limestone |
| Brief description | Relief, limestone, two goats, unknown artist, English, ca. 1800-1830 |
| Physical description | Relief in limestone, two goats. One goat is very shaggy and is seated on the right on the grass, surrounded by various leafy plants, the other is in the background facing the left. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs W. Woodbine Parish |
| Object history | According to the donor, the present piece, together with Mus. Nos. A.72-1926 to A.79-1926, originally came from an unidentified house in the City of London, which was to be demolished. Between 1878 and 1916 they were placed over fireplaces in 1 Lowther Gardens, Prince's Gate, London. Given by Mrs W. Woodbine Parish, 9 Courtfield Road, London in 1926. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | According to the donor, the present piece - together with a further seven similar reliefs - originally came from an unidentified house in the City of London, which was to be demolished. Between 1878 and 1916 they were placed over fireplaces in 1 Lowther Gardens, Princes Gate, London. On acquisition this group of reliefs was thought by the then Keeper of the Department of Architecture and Sculpture, Eric Maclagan, to be related to the work of John Bacon the Elder (1740-1799), but he considered them to be probably early 19th century. The original contexts are unknown. |
| Associated objects | |
| Bibliographic reference | Bilbey, Diane and Trusted Marjorie. British Sculpture 1470 to 2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London, 2002, p. 441, cat. no. 720 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.74-1926 |
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| Record created | December 12, 2002 |
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