The Duke of Cumberland (1771-1851)
Relief
ca. 1770-1820 (made)
ca. 1770-1820 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
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This half-length, three quarter relief depicts Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. He is shown facing to the right with his face, which is smiling, turned to the right. He is shown wearing naval uniform.
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 Duke of Cumberland (1771-1851) |
| Materials and techniques | Wax |
| Brief description | Relief, Wax, English, by Samuel Percy (1750-1820), about 1770-1820 |
| Physical description | The half-length, three quarter relief of the Duke is shown facing to the front, his face, which is smiling, turned to the right. He is shown wearing naval uniforms: a dark blue coat with red edging and tasslled epaulettes, and an insignia over the left breast. The wax is unframed. |
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| Credit line | From the Bate collection |
| Object history | From the Mary Bate Collection, ex. loan 27. Bought from Philip Bate for £75. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This half-length, three quarter relief depicts Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. He is shown facing to the right with his face, which is smiling, turned to the right. He is shown wearing naval uniform. 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. 103. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.29-1970 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2004 |
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