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The Prince Regent

Relief
nineteenth century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
  • Width: 18cm
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 createdJune 24, 2009
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