Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales and mother of George III.
Relief
18th century (made)
18th century (made)
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This portrait relief in wax depicts Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales and Mother of George III.
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, low relief portraits in wax became popular in Britain and they were often exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Society of Artists and elsewhere. Waxes were used in a similar way to prints and medals, in order to disseminate the image of the sitter, or, like miniature paintings or silhouettes as portable mementoes.
The portrait emerging from a monchrome background of wax is characteristic of the work of Isaac Gosset. The use of the same material for both background and figure highlights Gosset's virtuosity in creating an image from a flat surface.
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, low relief portraits in wax became popular in Britain and they were often exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Society of Artists and elsewhere. Waxes were used in a similar way to prints and medals, in order to disseminate the image of the sitter, or, like miniature paintings or silhouettes as portable mementoes.
The portrait emerging from a monchrome background of wax is characteristic of the work of Isaac Gosset. The use of the same material for both background and figure highlights Gosset's virtuosity in creating an image from a flat surface.
Object details
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| Title | Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales and mother of George III. |
| Materials and techniques | wax |
| Brief description | Portrait relief of August of Sax-Gotha. Wax. English, 18th century. Schriber collection. |
| Physical description | Wax portrait relief of August of Saxe-Gotha, Princess Dowager of Wales, Mother of George III. |
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| Credit line | Schreiber Catalogue |
| Object history | Given by Charles Schreiber M.P and Lady Charlotte Schreiber in 1884. Part of a collection given to the museum of mainly English porcelain, earthenware, enamels and glass, formed by Charles and Lady Schreiber from 1865. |
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| Summary | This portrait relief in wax depicts Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales and Mother of George III. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, low relief portraits in wax became popular in Britain and they were often exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Society of Artists and elsewhere. Waxes were used in a similar way to prints and medals, in order to disseminate the image of the sitter, or, like miniature paintings or silhouettes as portable mementoes. The portrait emerging from a monchrome background of wax is characteristic of the work of Isaac Gosset. The use of the same material for both background and figure highlights Gosset's virtuosity in creating an image from a flat surface. |
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| Accession number | 414:1356-1885 |
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| Record created | September 8, 2008 |
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