Queen Victoria
Bust
1838 (made)
1838 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Wax portraiture reached its natural conclusion with busts fully in the round, which proved moderately popular in the early part of the nineteenth century. The only known examples are monochrome in the characteristic pink, yellow and white tones. The underside of this bust reveals it was cast hollow and surface finished.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Queen Victoria |
| Materials and techniques | Wax |
| Brief description | Wax, English, by Nathaniel Palmer, 1838 |
| Physical description | Wax bust. Queen Victoria shown turned to the left. Her hair is parted and arranged in a bun. |
| Credit line | Rupert Gunnis Bequest |
| Object history | Rupert Gunnis Bequest. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Wax portraiture reached its natural conclusion with busts fully in the round, which proved moderately popular in the early part of the nineteenth century. The only known examples are monochrome in the characteristic pink, yellow and white tones. The underside of this bust reveals it was cast hollow and surface finished. |
| Bibliographic references | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.78-1965 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2004 |
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