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Peasant boy

Statuette
17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a boy dressed in boots, long baggy shirt and wide-rimmed floppy hat, leaning on a tree-trunk holding a tankard/jug (?).


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePeasant boy
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Statuette, Peasant boy, bronze, North European, possibly after a model by Giambologna, 17th century
Physical description
Figure of a boy dressed in boots, long baggy shirt and wide-rimmed floppy hat, leaning on a tree-trunk holding a tankard/jug (?).
Dimensions
  • Excluding base height: 11.3cm
Credit line
Given by Dr Neville Goodman CB
Object history
Given by Dr Neville Goodman, C.B together with A.17, 18 and 20 to 32.1971.
Production
Previously attributed to Giambologna, now thought to be a Fanelli copy after a model by Giambologna.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
A.19-1971

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Record createdJanuary 16, 2004
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