Archduke Ferdinand Carl of Tirol
Statuette
ca. 1648 (made)
ca. 1648 (made)
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This is one of a group of equestrian bronze statuettes of Habsburgs produced by Caspar Gras in about 1648. Until 1933, this version was in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, along with five others which remain in that collection. They belong to a type which originated among Giambologna's followers in Florence, particularly Pietro Tacca, who pursued an interest in the rearing horse in his equestrian statue of Archduke Leopold V of about 1630.
The rider, head, baton and sword are cast separately, following the practice first identified in Tacca's workshop to enable the horses and riders to be interchangeable.
The rider, head, baton and sword are cast separately, following the practice first identified in Tacca's workshop to enable the horses and riders to be interchangeable.
Object details
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| Title | Archduke Ferdinand Carl of Tirol (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Statuette, bronze, the Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Tyrol, by Caspar Gras (1568-1674), Austrian (Innsbruck), about 1648 |
| Physical description | The Archduke is shown on horseback dressed in full armour carrying a baton and sword. |
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| Credit line | Purchased by the John Webb Trust |
| Object history | Bought from Alfred Spero, Esq., for £194 (Webb Trust), in 1960. |
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| Summary | This is one of a group of equestrian bronze statuettes of Habsburgs produced by Caspar Gras in about 1648. Until 1933, this version was in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, along with five others which remain in that collection. They belong to a type which originated among Giambologna's followers in Florence, particularly Pietro Tacca, who pursued an interest in the rearing horse in his equestrian statue of Archduke Leopold V of about 1630. The rider, head, baton and sword are cast separately, following the practice first identified in Tacca's workshop to enable the horses and riders to be interchangeable. |
| Bibliographic reference | Avery, Charles. 'Hubert le Sueur's Portraits of Charles I in Bronze, at Stourhead, Ickworth, and elsewhere', (National Trust Studies, 1979, pp. 128-147), reprinted in Studies in European Sculpture I, London, 1981, p. 202 |
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| Accession number | A.16-1960 |
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| Record created | January 15, 2004 |
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