Current Location: In storage
Titles
Diane Chasseresse
(Bust of Diana the Huntress)
Maker(s)
Sculptor:
Falguière, Jean Alexandre Joseph
Founder:
Thiébaut Frères
Entities
Categories
Description
Bronze, cast, idealised bust of Diana, Roman goddess of the hunt, supported on a dark red marble socle.
Legal notes
Given by C.N.P. Powell, Esq., DSO, OBE, FRSL. MA, through the Friends of the Fitzwilliam
Measurements and weight
Height: 35.6 cm
Place(s) associated
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1986)
by
Powell, C. N. Peter
Dating
20th Century, Early
Circa
1906
CE
-
Circa
1926
CE
Note
The bust was derived from the a full-length sculpture which Falguière exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1882. The model enjoyed great popularity and the bust was reproduced many times in at least three different sizes and in different materials, including bronze, terracotta, and plaster. The bust was edited in bronze by the Paris-based foundry, Thiébaut Frères. The foundry mark on the present bust indicates that it was produced by Charles Fumière, probably between 1906 and 1926 when he edited bronzes under the name 'Thiébaut Frères (Fumière et Cie successeur).
People, subjects and objects depicted
Project
Components of the work
Socle
composed of
marble
( dark red)
Bust
composed of
bronze
Plinth
Depth 11.1 cm
Height 10.2 cm
Width 11.2 cm
Sculpture
Depth 17.2 cm
Height 25.8 cm
Width 22.4 cm
Techniques used in production
Casting (process)
: Bronze, cast
Inscription or legends present
- Text: A. Falguiere
- Location: Outside left shoulder at back
- Type: Signature
- Text: 16159
- Location: Under right shoulder
- Method of creation: Stamped
- Type: Stamp
Inscription present: stamped with circular founder's mark, and round the outside and across the middle THIEBAUT FRES PARIS
- Text: FUMIERE ET CIE SUCRS
- Location: On support at back
- Method of creation: Stamp
- Type: Mark
References and bibliographic entries
-
19th and 20th Century Sculpture
page(s): p. 71
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European Sculpture & Works of Art 900-1900
page(s): 129
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European Sculpture and Works of Art, The Nineteenth Century
page(s): 42
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19th & 20th Century European Sculpture
page(s): 70
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Collections privées, mobilier, sculptures, objets d'art, orfèvrerie, céramiques, dessinsk tableaux, livres
page(s): 211
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Von Houdon bis Rodin, Französosche Plastik des 19 Jahrhunderts
page(s): 262-4
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19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics
page(s): 49
Identification numbers
Accession number: M.3-1986
Primary reference Number: 13752
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_3_1986
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Monday 18 December 2023
Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
