Mrs Rodney Fennessy
Portrait Medallion
1889 (made)
1889 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This bronze medal depicts Mrs Rodney Fennessy facing to the right. Thomas Stirling Lee, a sculptor in marble and bronze, was a close friend of Alfred Gilbert. He entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1875 and spent a number of years studying in Paris and Rome. Stirling Lee and Gilbert experimented with lost-wax bronze casting.
The sitter is thought to be Mrs R.J Fennessy, a sculptor who exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1873, 1882 and 1883.
The sitter is thought to be Mrs R.J Fennessy, a sculptor who exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1873, 1882 and 1883.
Object details
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| Title | Mrs Rodney Fennessy |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medallion, bronze, English, 19th cent, Thomas Stirling Lee, 1889 |
| Physical description | Portrait Medallion, bronze. Head of Mrs Rodney Fennessy facing to the right. Inscribed: MRS RODNEY FENNESSY 1889. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Dorothea Short |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Miss Dorothea Short. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This bronze medal depicts Mrs Rodney Fennessy facing to the right. Thomas Stirling Lee, a sculptor in marble and bronze, was a close friend of Alfred Gilbert. He entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1875 and spent a number of years studying in Paris and Rome. Stirling Lee and Gilbert experimented with lost-wax bronze casting. The sitter is thought to be Mrs R.J Fennessy, a sculptor who exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1873, 1882 and 1883. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.5-1973 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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