Sir Arthur Paget (1771-1840)
Relief
1809 (made)
1809 (made)
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Sir Arthus Paget is shown three quarter facing to the right with short brown hair, wearing a dark brownish green coat with a brown fur collar over an open necked frilled shirt. The curtain and drapery under the bust in dark green wax. Paget entered the diplomatic service in 1791 and served as envoy to Vienna and Naples. The background is covered with green silk and the portrait is framed in a deep gilded frame.
Object details
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| Title | Sir Arthur Paget (1771-1840) |
| Materials and techniques | Wax |
| Brief description | Wax, English, by Samuel Percy (1750-1820), 1809 |
| Physical description | Portrait in coloured wax. Paget is shown three quarter facing to the right with short brown hair, wearing a dark brownish green coat with a brown fur collar over an open necked frilled shirt. The curtain and drapery under the bust in dark green wax. The background covered with green silk. In a deep gilded frame. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Hold the top of the frame paralel [sic] to the window so as to have equal light and shade upon all the Features. / S. PERCY Fecit / 1809. / Wax model of the Hon.ble Sir Arthur Paget' (Written in ink on the back.) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss E. D. R. Formilli |
| Object history | This wax portrait belonged to the family of Miss Formilli's mother, née Morgan. |
| Summary | Sir Arthus Paget is shown three quarter facing to the right with short brown hair, wearing a dark brownish green coat with a brown fur collar over an open necked frilled shirt. The curtain and drapery under the bust in dark green wax. Paget entered the diplomatic service in 1791 and served as envoy to Vienna and Naples. The background is covered with green silk and the portrait is framed in a deep gilded frame. |
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| Accession number | A.56-1940 |
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| Record created | March 15, 2004 |
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