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Matthew Robinson Boulton (1770-1842)

Relief
1803 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rouw, Peter (The Younger) (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

This portrait relief depicts Matthew Robinson Boulton, the son of the celebrated English industrialist Matthew Boulton. He is shown clean shaven with curly hair, sideburns and a prominently arched nose wearing an unbuttoned frock coat and a high collared dress shirt. He is shown in profile facing to the right.

Object details

Category
Portraits
Object type
Relief
TitleMatthew Robinson Boulton (1770-1842)
Materials and techniques
Wax in giltwood frame
Wax
Brief description
Relief, Wax, English, by Peter Rouw (1771-1852), 1803
Physical description
Relief in pale pink wax, profile to right. Sitter is shown clean shaven, with curly hair and sideburns and prominently arched nose, he wears an unbuttoned frock coat and high-collared dress shirt.
Dimensions
  • Framed height: 18cm
  • Framed width: 18cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Pr. Rouw, London, 1804'. (Inscribed on the truncation.)
  • 'A portrait of M.R. Boulton Esq. / Soho Birmingham / Peter Rouw Sculptor / Portland Road London 1803'. (Handwritten on the reverse in ink.)
Credit line
From the Mary Bate Collection.
Object history
From the Mary Bate Collection, ex. loan 76. Purchased from Philip Bate Esq for £200.
Subject depicted
Boulton, Matthew Robinson
Summary
This portrait relief depicts Matthew Robinson Boulton, the son of the celebrated English industrialist Matthew Boulton. He is shown clean shaven with curly hair, sideburns and a prominently arched nose wearing an unbuttoned frock coat and a high collared dress shirt. He is shown in profile facing to the right.
Bibliographic references
  • Pyke, E.J. A Biographical Dictionary of Wax Modellers, Oxford, 1973, p. 123, fig. 246.
  • Pollard, J.G. 'Matthew Boulton and Conrad Heinrich Küchler' in Numismatic Chronicle, 7th S, 1970, p. 296.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.51-1970

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Record createdApril 16, 2004
Record URL
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