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Bust with Death Mask of John Howard (1726?-1790)
Production: Unknown (Uncertain)
Bust with death mask. Plaster, cast. The sitter's head faces to the front; clean shaven and without hair; eyes closed. In a pine box, lined with plaster coloured red, the exterior painted black and decorated with a gilt brass anthemion on each of the front corners. On a sunk panel on the front, the following inscription is painted in red: 'This Case/with the Mask of the philanthropic/MR HOWARD/(who died 20th Jan: 1790)/was sent from Cherson in Russia/ to his Kinsman & Executor/Samuel Whitbread Esq/WHOSE SON/THE LATE SAMUEL WHITBREAD ESQR M.P. GAVE/ IT TO MR GEORGE GARRARD A.R.A. BY WHOM IT WAS/ PRESENTED TO THE FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM, 1822.'
Given by George Garrard, ARA
Method of acquisition: Given (1822-03-26) by Garrard, George, ARA
18th Century, Late
Production date:
circa
AD 1790
: uncertain
Box Lining
composed of
plaster
( coloured red)
Box Decoration
composed of
gilt brass
Box
composed of
pine
Height 49.0 cm
Width 41.5 cm
Bust
Height 38.0 cm
Width 38.0 cm
Casting (process) : Plaster, cast
Accession number: M.2 & A-1822
Primary reference Number: 29241
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bust with Death Mask of John Howard (1726?-1790)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29241 Accessed: 2024-12-23 00:32:11
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