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Medallion of the Belvedere Antinous
Factory: Wedgwood & Bentley
Jasper, pale blue with darker blue wash on the upper surface, and white relief. Oval with figure of Antinous standing on a semi-circular pedestal beside a palm trunk.
History note: Unknown before testator
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Height: 8.3 cm
Width: 6.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
18th Century, Late
George III
Circa
1775
-
1780
The Belvedere Antinous, also known as Hercules, Meleager, Theseus and Mercury in the late eighteenth century, was considered one of the most perfect representa¬tions of the male nude. The Wedgwood relief has had the arms restored - one is partly and the other almost totally lacking on the original. Antinous is not listed in the 1779 Wedgwood & Bentley, Catalogue . . ., prob¬ably because it was given one of the other names.
Relief
Accession number: MAR.C.16A-1912
Primary reference Number: 11357
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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