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Bust of George Basevi (1794-1845): M.2-1853

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Bust of George Basevi (1794-1845)

Maker(s)

Nosotti, Charles Andrew (Attributed to)

Entities

Categories

Description

Plaster portrait bust of George Basevi, architect of the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Legal notes

Given by Mr Smith

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1853) by Smith, Mr

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1827

Note

Previously attributed to an undocumented sculptor T.I. Mazzotti.

This bust was probably made using a cast of Basevi's head from the life. According to the Museum’s 1853 Handbook to the Pictures, it was made by a ‘Mr Nosotti’, likely to be Charles Andrew Nosotti from Milan who was in the decorative art business in London by 1822. Several other identical casts are known, including one in the Royal Institute of British Architects, reputedly delivered in 1827 to Painswick House, Gloucestershire, when Basevi was making additions to the house for his brother-in-law, W.H. Hyett MP. If true, this provides a date by which the life cast of Basevi’s head must have been made.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Materials used in production

Plaster

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Plaster, cast

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.2-1853
Primary reference Number: 29252
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_2_1853
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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

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