Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Best
Relief
ca. 1780-1800 (made)
ca. 1780-1800 (made)
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| Place of origin |
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.
Portraits of Elizabeth and Thomas Best and their daughter are also in the collection.
Portraits of Elizabeth and Thomas Best and their daughter are also in the collection.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Best |
| Materials and techniques | Polychrome wax |
| Brief description | Wax, English, by Samuel Percy, circa 1780-1800 |
| Physical description | Polychrome wax relief of a boy in half-length, profile to the left. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Percy No [illegible]' (Inscribed on the frame in the front.) |
| Credit line | Rupert Gunnis Bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Rupert Gunnis, Esq. |
| Summary | 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. Portraits of Elizabeth and Thomas Best and their daughter are also in the collection. |
| Associated objects | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.90-1965 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2004 |
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