Young woman
Bust
ca. 1866 (designed)
ca. 1866 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
This cast is based on the plaster model of a young woman modelled by Alfred Stevens for the figures of Virtues on the monument to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, in St Paul's Cathedral, London. In 1856 the Government had announced that a competition was to be held for the monument. Stevens's competition model is also held in the Museum's collections (inv. no. 44-1878). Although Stevens came equal fifth in the competition, the winner being the Scottish sculptor William Calder Marshall, Stevens was eventually given the commission, as his design was felt to be more in keeping with the interior of St Paul's. The main part of the monument was completed after Stevens's death by his pupil Hugh Stannus.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Young woman (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plaster, bronze coloured |
| Brief description | Bust, plaster, a young woman, designed by Alfred Stevens, cast by James Gamble, English, ca. 1866 |
| Physical description | The sitter, a young woman looks to her half-right. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Art Fund |
| Object history | Transferred from the Tate Gallery in 1975. The bust is based on the plaster model of a young woman modelled by Stevens for the Virtues on the Wellington Monument. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This cast is based on the plaster model of a young woman modelled by Alfred Stevens for the figures of Virtues on the monument to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, in St Paul's Cathedral, London. In 1856 the Government had announced that a competition was to be held for the monument. Stevens's competition model is also held in the Museum's collections (inv. no. 44-1878). Although Stevens came equal fifth in the competition, the winner being the Scottish sculptor William Calder Marshall, Stevens was eventually given the commission, as his design was felt to be more in keeping with the interior of St Paul's. The main part of the monument was completed after Stevens's death by his pupil Hugh Stannus. |
| Bibliographic reference | Bilbey, Diane with Trusted, Marjorie, British Sculpture 1470 to 2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2002, p. 384, cat. no. 603 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.26-1975 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2003 |
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