Bust of George Basevi, by Mazzotti

An image of Sculpture. Bust of George Basevi (1794-1845). Probably by T.I. Mazzotti from an unknown original, or made up from a cast of Basevi's head from the life taken probably by Mazzotti. Plaster, cast, painted cream, height, whole, 72.4 cm, height, base, 11.4 cm, before 1853.

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Sculpture. Bust of George Basevi (1794-1845). Probably by T.I. Mazzotti from an unknown original, or made up from a cast of Basevi's head from the life taken probably by Mazzotti. Plaster, cast, painted cream, height, whole, 72.4 cm, height, base, 11.4 cm, before 1853.

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Accession Number: M.1-1853
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 78
Camera: NIKON D800
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 735 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 376.23kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2015:03:23 16:04:01

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19th Century architect architecture Basevi bust Fitz_AA Fitzwilliam Museum George Basevi male Mazzotti painted plaster portraits sculpture Victorian

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