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Monument design

Drawing
1737-1823 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Conception of a group of the 'Massacre of the Innocents'. 1 of 100 designs for monuments etc.
Design for a monument with a weeping female figure possibly for Lord and Lady Boston, Whiston, Merseyside.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMonument design
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink and wash
Brief description
Drawing, design for a monument, pen and ink and wash, Joseph Nollekens
Physical description
Conception of a group of the 'Massacre of the Innocents'. 1 of 100 designs for monuments etc.
Design for a monument with a weeping female figure possibly for Lord and Lady Boston, Whiston, Merseyside.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14 1/8in
  • Width: 8 5/8in
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in ink with scale in feet and in pencil with measurements and '[...] Bostons mont'.
Object history
The mourning female figure of this monument is also to be found on the monument to Sir Charles Kemeys Tynte, Bart. (d.1785) in St Edward's Church, Goathurst, Somerset. For a drawing of a probable alternative design for this monument see E.4364-1920.
Collection
Accession number
E.4365-1920

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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