Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)
Relief
ca. 1740 - ca. 1769 (made)
ca. 1740 - ca. 1769 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This historicising ivory relief was probably carved by Gaspar van der Hagen, who was originally from Antwerp, and died in London in 1769. He worked in John Michael Rysbrack's workshop. Cromwell was frequently the subject of sculpture in the eighteenth century in Britian, because he represented an important phase of British constitutional history. Van der Hagen (active London 1744 – York 1769) worked both in marble and in ivory. He seems to have concentrated in small ivory heads, some after full-size busts by John Michaerl Rysbrack (1694-1770). He was aparaently a native of Antwerp, who practised in London for most of his life. He may be indentical to the monogrammist GVDR.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ivory, carved in relief |
| Brief description | Medallion, ivory relief, portrait of Oliver Cromwell, probably by Gaspar van der Hagen (d.1769), after John Michael Rysbrack, Britain, ca. 1740-69 |
| Physical description | Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), who is shown in profile wearing armour with shoulder-length hair facing right. Monogrammed. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'G V R' (Under truncation of the left shoulder) |
| Credit line | Given by J.H.J. Lewis O.B.E. |
| Object history | Almost certainly once fixed to a box, along with other ivory reliefs. Brought in for opinion to the V&A in 1970. Sold at Sotheby's, London, 8 December, 1988, lot 398. On loan to the Museum since 1992. Loan transferred into gift and given to the museum by J. H. J. Lewis O.B.E. in 2016. |
| Production | Probably by Gaspar van der Hagen, who was originally from Antwerp, and died in London in 1769. He worked in John Michael Rysbrack's workshop. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This historicising ivory relief was probably carved by Gaspar van der Hagen, who was originally from Antwerp, and died in London in 1769. He worked in John Michael Rysbrack's workshop. Cromwell was frequently the subject of sculpture in the eighteenth century in Britian, because he represented an important phase of British constitutional history. Van der Hagen (active London 1744 – York 1769) worked both in marble and in ivory. He seems to have concentrated in small ivory heads, some after full-size busts by John Michaerl Rysbrack (1694-1770). He was aparaently a native of Antwerp, who practised in London for most of his life. He may be indentical to the monogrammist GVDR. |
| Bibliographic reference | Trusted, Marjorie, Baroque & Later Ivories, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2013, cat. no. 130 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.6-2016 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2004 |
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