Sir Thomas Gasgoine, 8th Baronet of Parlington (1745-1810)
Bust
1778 (made)
1778 (made)
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Sir Thomas Gascoigne (1745–1810) was a cultivated Yorkshire landowner who supported the cause of American Independence. He is shown bare-chested in the antique manner. The bust was made in Rome by the Irish sculptor, Christopher Hewetson in 1778.
Hewetson (B. Kilkenny with birth date unclear; d. Rome 1798). He worked in Dublin before moving to Rome to live and work in 1765, where he remained for the rest of his life. He specialised in portrait busts of British visitors on the Grand Tour and established himself as one of the prominent British sculptors working in Rome at that time.
Another version of this bust, probably cast by Valadier in Rome at the same time for Sir Thomas Gascoigne’s friends Mr and Mrs Swinburne, is now at Lotherton Hall, near Leeds in Yorkshire.
Hewetson (B. Kilkenny with birth date unclear; d. Rome 1798). He worked in Dublin before moving to Rome to live and work in 1765, where he remained for the rest of his life. He specialised in portrait busts of British visitors on the Grand Tour and established himself as one of the prominent British sculptors working in Rome at that time.
Another version of this bust, probably cast by Valadier in Rome at the same time for Sir Thomas Gascoigne’s friends Mr and Mrs Swinburne, is now at Lotherton Hall, near Leeds in Yorkshire.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Sir Thomas Gasgoine, 8th Baronet of Parlington (1745-1810) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Bust, bronze, of Sir Thomas Gasgoine, 8th Baronet of Parlington, by Christopher Hewetson (Irish), cast by Luigi Valadier (Italian), Rome, 1778 |
| Physical description | The head and shoulders of the sitter are shown unclothed, the head turned slightly to his left. He is a plump, balding man in middle age. Fixed on a marble socle. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir John H. J. Lewis |
| Object history | Given by John H.J. Lewis in 1986. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Sir Thomas Gascoigne (1745–1810) was a cultivated Yorkshire landowner who supported the cause of American Independence. He is shown bare-chested in the antique manner. The bust was made in Rome by the Irish sculptor, Christopher Hewetson in 1778. Hewetson (B. Kilkenny with birth date unclear; d. Rome 1798). He worked in Dublin before moving to Rome to live and work in 1765, where he remained for the rest of his life. He specialised in portrait busts of British visitors on the Grand Tour and established himself as one of the prominent British sculptors working in Rome at that time. Another version of this bust, probably cast by Valadier in Rome at the same time for Sir Thomas Gascoigne’s friends Mr and Mrs Swinburne, is now at Lotherton Hall, near Leeds in Yorkshire. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.1-1986 |
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| Record created | February 26, 2003 |
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