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Statuette - Time and Opportunity
  • Time and Opportunity
    Le Marchand, David, born 1674 - died 1726
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Time and Opportunity

  • Object:

    Statuette

  • Place of origin:

    London, England (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1700 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Le Marchand, David, born 1674 - died 1726 (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Ivory

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Dr W. L. Hildburgh FSA

  • Museum number:

    A.1-1935

  • Gallery location:

    Sculpture, room 111, case 9

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This figure group is based on a life-size garden sculpture at Versailles by Thomas Regnaudin. It probably represents Missed Opportunity. The winged figure of Time seizes Opportunity, but she seizes her own forelock and kills herself with a long spear. Penitence crouches beneath with a lion.

Physical description

The winged male figure of Time seizes the half-nude female figure of Opportunity, who, taking her own forelock in her right hand, plunges an arrow into her heart. Below crouches the draped female figure of Penitence, leaning on a lion and looking up at the dying Opportunity lost by the interference of Time, thus resulting ina feeling of penitence.

Place of Origin

London, England (made)

Date

ca. 1700 (made)

Artist/maker

Le Marchand, David, born 1674 - died 1726 (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Ivory

Dimensions

Height: 20.3 cm to hand holding forelock, Height: 23.7 cm to top of arrow

Descriptive line

Ivory statuette depicting Time with Opportunity and Penitence by David Le Marchand, made in London, ca. 1700.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Avery, Charles. David le Marchand, 1674-1726 : "an ingenious man for carving in ivory". London : Lund Humphries, 1996, pp.52 & 53.
Whinney, M. English Sculpture 1720-1830. London. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1971. p.28
Theuerkauff, Christian ed. Elfenbein. Sammlung Reiner Winkler. Vol. 1. 1984. p.92. no.47
Molesworth, H.D. Sculpture in England. Renaissance to Early XIX Century. British Council. London, New York, Toronto, 1951, p.14 pl. XXV.
Theuerkauff, C. 'Johann Christoph Ludwid Lücke- Ober Modell- Meister und Inventions Meister' in Meissen, 'Ober- Direktor zu Wien' Alte und Moderne Kunst. 183. 1982. p.32.

Exhibition History

David Le Marchand 1674-1726 (British Museum 02/10/1996-05/01/1997)
David Le Marchand 1674-1726 (British Museum 23/05/1996-15/09/1996)
David Le Marchand 1674-1726 (National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh 07/03/1996-06/05/1996)

Materials

Ivory

Subjects depicted

Time; Penitence; Opportunity

Categories

Sculpture

Collection code

SCP

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