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The Arts of Painting and Sculpture

Relief
ca. 1900 - ca. 1903 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This plaster relief depicts a plain shield above two cherubs, between allegories of Painting and Sculpture respectively. Thus the figure to the left holds a palette and brushes, while the other models a statuette of Victory.

Stephen Webb (1849-1933) worked in design and sculpture. From ca. 1885 - 1897 he worked for the cabinet makers Collison & Lock. He showed at Arts and Crafts Exhibitions and wrote essays for the 'Arts and Craft Essays' (1883). His specialty was the work of intarsia but he also designed wallpaper friezes for Jeffrey & Co. Later he taught sculpture at the Royal College of Art.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Arts of Painting and Sculpture (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Plaster in glazed wood frame
Brief description
Relief panel, plaster in glazed wood frame, The Arts of Painting and Sculpture, by Stephen Webb, England, ca. 1900-1903
Physical description
This oblong relief depicts a plain shield above two cherubs, between allegories of Painting and Sculpture respectively: the figure to the left holds a palette and brushes, whilst the other models a statuette of Victory. Above each figure is a scrolling kail-leaf (that on the right with a tuft of blooms), flatly modelled but deeply undercut.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44cm (incl. frame)
  • Height: 34cm (relief)
  • Length: 111,76cm (of relief)
  • Weight: 22.6kg
Credit line
Given by Oliver Wheatley, Esq.
Object history
Given by O. Wheatley, Esq., Hurlingham, London in 1904.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This plaster relief depicts a plain shield above two cherubs, between allegories of Painting and Sculpture respectively. Thus the figure to the left holds a palette and brushes, while the other models a statuette of Victory.

Stephen Webb (1849-1933) worked in design and sculpture. From ca. 1885 - 1897 he worked for the cabinet makers Collison & Lock. He showed at Arts and Crafts Exhibitions and wrote essays for the 'Arts and Craft Essays' (1883). His specialty was the work of intarsia but he also designed wallpaper friezes for Jeffrey & Co. Later he taught sculpture at the Royal College of Art.
Bibliographic references
  • Bilbey, Diane with Trusted, Marjorie, British Sculpture 1470 to 2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2002, 522 p., ISBN 1-85177-395-9
  • Inventory of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Years 1903 - 1904. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, During the Year 1904, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition with Appendix and Indices. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Wyman and Sons, Limited, 1908, p. 133
Collection
Accession number
789-1904

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Record createdJanuary 9, 2003
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