Ariel
Panel
ca. 1855 (made)
ca. 1855 (made)
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This marble panel in relief is carved by Felix Martin Miller in England in ca. 1855.
It was purchased from the Paris International Exhibition of 1855. The subject, taken from Shakespeare's "The Tempest", was one used by Miller in a number of compositions exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1850 and 1870. In 1852 Miller exhibited "Ariel bas-relief in marble etc.", which could possibly be the present piece.
Felix Martin Miller (1820-1880) was active between 1842 and 1880. In 'Sculptors of the Day', published in 1880, Miller is recorded as being at the Art School, South Kensington Museum: he was Master in the Modelling Class from about 1860 to 1880. Mentioned in the obituary of the sculptor Henry Foley in the 'Art Journal' of 1874, Miller was described as 'one of the few sculptors whose genius is manifest and who has produced works, chiefly bas-reliefs, that are unsurpassed by any production of their class in modern Art: Foley thought so well of Miller that he commissioned more than one of his works in marble: indeed the great artist was the principal patron of his struggling brother-artist'.
It was purchased from the Paris International Exhibition of 1855. The subject, taken from Shakespeare's "The Tempest", was one used by Miller in a number of compositions exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1850 and 1870. In 1852 Miller exhibited "Ariel bas-relief in marble etc.", which could possibly be the present piece.
Felix Martin Miller (1820-1880) was active between 1842 and 1880. In 'Sculptors of the Day', published in 1880, Miller is recorded as being at the Art School, South Kensington Museum: he was Master in the Modelling Class from about 1860 to 1880. Mentioned in the obituary of the sculptor Henry Foley in the 'Art Journal' of 1874, Miller was described as 'one of the few sculptors whose genius is manifest and who has produced works, chiefly bas-reliefs, that are unsurpassed by any production of their class in modern Art: Foley thought so well of Miller that he commissioned more than one of his works in marble: indeed the great artist was the principal patron of his struggling brother-artist'.
Object details
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| Title | Ariel (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved in relief, ground gilt |
| Brief description | Panel, marble, partly gilt, carved in relief, with the subject of Ariel, by Felix Martin Miller (active 1842-1880), English, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Carved in relief with the subject of Ariel. Signed and inscribed. |
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| Object history | Purchased from the Paris International Exhibition of 1855 for £50. The subject was one used by Miller in a number of compositions exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1850 and 1870. In 1852 Miller exhibited "Ariel bas-relief in marble etc.", possibly the present piece. |
| Historical context | The subject is taken from Shakespeare's "The Tempest". |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | Shaekspear - The Tempest |
| Summary | This marble panel in relief is carved by Felix Martin Miller in England in ca. 1855. It was purchased from the Paris International Exhibition of 1855. The subject, taken from Shakespeare's "The Tempest", was one used by Miller in a number of compositions exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1850 and 1870. In 1852 Miller exhibited "Ariel bas-relief in marble etc.", which could possibly be the present piece. Felix Martin Miller (1820-1880) was active between 1842 and 1880. In 'Sculptors of the Day', published in 1880, Miller is recorded as being at the Art School, South Kensington Museum: he was Master in the Modelling Class from about 1860 to 1880. Mentioned in the obituary of the sculptor Henry Foley in the 'Art Journal' of 1874, Miller was described as 'one of the few sculptors whose genius is manifest and who has produced works, chiefly bas-reliefs, that are unsurpassed by any production of their class in modern Art: Foley thought so well of Miller that he commissioned more than one of his works in marble: indeed the great artist was the principal patron of his struggling brother-artist'. |
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| Accession number | 2638-1856 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2008 |
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