Head of a Child on a Quatrefoil
Unknown (Uncertain)
Bronze relief. The head is modelled in full relief and turned to the left; slight drapery over the shoulders is executed in low relief. The plaque is the shape of a quatrefoil. Dark brown patina, more polished on the head than on the quatrefoil.
History note: Henry Harris Collection; His Sale, Sotheby's, 24 October 1950, The Henry Harris Collection, Catalogue of the celebrated collection of Renaissance works of art and paintings, the property of Henry Harris (decd.), p. 19, lot 102; sold for £190 to Carl Winter for the Fitzwilliam Museum
Bought with the Leverton Harris Fund
Height: 13.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1950) by Sotheby's
15th Century, second half#
Circa
1465
-
1500
Head
Depth 11.5 cm
Height 15 cm
Width 13.8 cm
Plinth
Depth 7.8 cm
Height 5.2 cm
Width 13.8 cm
Patinating
: Bronze, in relief, patinated
Relief
Accession number: M.17-1950
Primary reference Number: 13912
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_17_1950
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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