Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)
Titles
John Disney, LL.D., D.C.L., F.R.S. (1779-1857)
Maker(s)
Sculptor:
Unknown
Sculptor:
Trentanove, Raimondo
(Possibly)
Entities
Categories
Description
White marble. The sitter is turned front and facing and looking half left. He is bare-headed and bald, with side whiskers. The bust is draped, leaving the throat bare. On the front of the block, which is cut off to a square base, it is inscribed 'JOHN DISNEY, LL.D.,D.C.L., F.R.S.' filled with red
Notes
History note: John Disney
Legal notes
Given by John Disney, LLD, DCL, FRS
Measurements and weight
Height: 52.1 cm
Height: 20½ in
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1854-10-02)
by
Disney, John
Dating
19th Century, second quarter#
Circa
1827
CE
-
Circa
1850
CE
Note
The bust has sometimes been attributed to Sir Richard Westmacott, R.A. (1775-1856) but the records of the Fitzwilliam Museum do not confirm this. It bears a close resemblance to a plaster bust in Chelmsford Museum (inv. no. 2008-197) which is inscribed across the back 'R: Trentanove Fece, Roma/1827' (the year when Disney was in Rome), a relationship which requires further investigation. Raimondo Trentanove was a pupil of Canova.
School or Style
Neoclassical
People, subjects and objects depicted
Project
Materials used in production
White marble
Techniques used in production
Carving
: White marble, carved
Inscription or legends present
- Text: JOHN DISNEY, LL.D., D.C.L.
- Location: On base
- Method of creation: Inscribed
- Type: Inscription
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: M.2-1854
Primary reference Number: 30854
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_2_1854
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
