Cupid on a Dolphin
Statuette
1600-1625 (made)
1600-1625 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This gilt-bronze cupid was probably made in the London workshop of Francesco Fanelli, the Italian sculptor at the court of Charles I. Twenty years after Fanelli’s death the original model was reused as a finial for a clock by the English maker Jeremie Gregory.
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| Object type | |
| Title | Cupid on a Dolphin |
| Materials and techniques | Gilded bronze |
| Brief description | Gilt bronze statuette of Cupid on a dolphin, , probably workshop of Francesco Fanelli, Anglo-Florentine (London), 1600-1625 |
| Physical description | Stauette in gilded bronze. Cupid, blindfolded and wearing a quiver, stands with his right foot on the dolphin's tail, his arm raised in the action of shooting (the bow is missing); the dolphin is winged and fantastically formed, resting on an oval base marked with ripples to represent the sea. The gilding is original, worn off in places. On an oblong base of green mottled marble. This model was reused long after Fanelli's death as a finial for a clock (W.35-1976) by the English maker Jeremie Gregory. |
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | From the Salting Bequest. |
| Production | Anglo-Florentine |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This gilt-bronze cupid was probably made in the London workshop of Francesco Fanelli, the Italian sculptor at the court of Charles I. Twenty years after Fanelli’s death the original model was reused as a finial for a clock by the English maker Jeremie Gregory. |
| Associated object | |
| Bibliographic reference | 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 6 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.103-1910 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2004 |
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