The Prince Regent
Relief
nineteenth century (made)
nineteenth century (made)
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The Prince Regent, afterwards George IV, is shown in profile facing to the left. He is dressed in a coat with an elaborately dressed collar, a medal and a rosette. A small brooch in the form of an animal (possibly a dog or a sheep) is attached to his front.
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.
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.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | The Prince Regent |
Materials and techniques | Wax |
Brief description | Wax English 19th cent W.Barnett |
Physical description | The portrait relief , in dark pink wax, of the Prince Regent, is shown facing to the left. He is dressed in a coat with an elaborately decorated collar, a medal and a rosette. A small brooch in the form of an animal (possibly a dog or a sheep) is attached to his front. The wax is framed in a black wooden frame with a gold inset. |
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Credit line | From the Mary Bate collection |
Object history | From the Bate collection. |
Subject depicted | |
Summary | The Prince Regent, afterwards George IV, is shown in profile facing to the left. He is dressed in a coat with an elaborately dressed collar, a medal and a rosette. A small brooch in the form of an animal (possibly a dog or a sheep) is attached to his front. 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. |
Bibliographic reference | Pyke, E.J. A Biographical Dictionary of Wax Modellers, Oxford, 1973, p. 10. |
Collection | |
Accession number | A.46-1970 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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