15929961730001312637261000Standard Recordobject-30919170292702041917029083790001702926924738fitz-onlineadlib-object-30919https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/3091929e99acc-ddb8-3fc4-ba59-4c290425375011personreferenceagent-156681adlib-agent-1566819ce0fbb4-3594-36f3-a8a5-953d4b9e542dHorne Tooke, Johnreferenceterm-98228adlib-term-982283d747999-296f-3944-9a84-2936c3ae9f5csculptureHeightcm11.4PlinthHeightcm50.8Bustreferenceterm-98112adlib-term-9811232d115a4-d3ac-33b0-b126-2a3da0fdf139portraitApplied ArtsBust of John Horne Tooke. White marble.13referenceexhibition-18adlib-exhibition-18d710f826-fb52-350a-bae1-4630a842e7cbTreasures of Cambridge5referenceexhibition-1447adlib-exhibition-14478ac76922-ace6-36e3-9026-d36ec730ac5aSir Francis Chantrey 1781-1841131referenceexhibition-201adlib-exhibition-20114c86d72-5b3b-32f3-85f5-cf71b1bb9878Treasures from the Fitzwilliam, "The Increase of Learning and other great Objects of that Noble Foundation"M.1-18611accession numberM.1-186130919priref30919external IDCAM_CCF_M_1_1861urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/30919https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/30919signed at backinscribedF. Chantrey Screferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumGiven by Lady Chantreyreferenceagent-156682adlib-agent-1566821d7b0ac3-fea7-387e-b9ea-21a13f1f82e8Lady Chantrey186118611861-11-02givenEntry date: 1861-11-0218181818CE181818181819original model: by 1811; present marble: commissioned 1818, completed 181911819CE1819circa1819sculptorreferenceagent-25743adlib-agent-2574393c1ff35-23e9-3ff0-b591-8daefebe01aaChantrey, Francis LegattChantrey was introduced to Tooke by a fellow sculptor, Joseph Banks. The plaster model for this bust was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1811. Joseph Nollekens described it as ‘the best bust of all busts’ and moved one of his own pieces to give it greater prominence. Public acclaim followed, and Chantrey’s career as a sculptor was thus assured. At that time, however, neither Tooke nor Chantrey could afford to reproduce it in marble. The present bust was commissioned in 1818 by George Watson Taylor, MP, but on completion in 1819 it was never paid for, and thus remained in Chantrey’s possession until his death. It was inherited by his widow who presented it to the Museum in 1861, describing it ‘as one of my husband’s best works’.Chantrey’s bust is a sympathetic portrait of a man already suffering from his last illness. The informality of Tooke’s dress, and his natural unaffected gaze are reminiscent of portraits by Louis-François Roubiliac.John Horne studied law at Cambridge before becoming a priest, and receiving a curacy in Brentford. In 1782 he adopted the surname of his friend and mentor William Tooke. A radical reformer in politics, he founded the Constitutional Society, and favoured American independence. Having expressed support for the French Revolution in 1790, Tooke was arrested in 1794 for high treason but found not guilty.referenceterm-106498adlib-term-106498272179a1-524b-3f36-aab7-bf342ce484d619th Century, Early#referenceterm-37963adlib-term-37963929f6c25-5677-3624-90d4-f6d882da98ecwhite marblereferencemedia-15796adlib-media-1579604fa1fc9-9dc6-30a3-835c-e81537bef443jpegaa/aa19/M_1_1861.jpg1heightpixels760widthpixels58517029265285951imagejpegaa/aa19/mid_M_1_1861.jpg1heightpixels650widthpixels50017029265285951imagejpegaa/aa19/M_1_1861.jpg1heightpixels760widthpixels58517029265285951imagejpegaa/aa19/preview_M_1_1861.jpg1heightpixels325widthpixels25017029265285951image0media
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imagereferenceterm-23035adlib-term-23035f9693b6b-2e4a-3666-acf8-973403f65fcebusthistory noteSir Francis Chantrey; Lady Chantreyreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreference numberliteralnameSculpture UKSculpture UKPubl. Illustrated opposite p. 6 and see p. 6; and 2nd ed. 1904, opposite p. 6 and p. 6p. 6referencepublication-1815adlib-publication-18158f806287-4ffa-3de0-9cbb-d9b0c72a9019A Handbook to the Collection of Antiquities and Other Objects Exhibited in the Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. p. 87, no. 123, plate XXp. 87referencepublication-709adlib-publication-709b6198d7b-a068-312d-bee5-3a4f7c0b71a5Catalogue of Cambridge Portraits I The University CollectionPub. Illustrated, p. 15, no. 5p. 15referencepublication-2450adlib-publication-245061b90ca6-4145-3b7d-984c-543e26a5c169Sir Francis Chantrey 1781-1841Publ. p. 130, no. 131p. 130referencepublication-1119adlib-publication-11198b3701d3-a6b9-3cdf-8f20-d50dda99c46cTreasures from the Fitzwilliam: ''The Increase of Learning and other great Objects of that Noble Foundation''Publ. Illustrated vol. III, p. 247p. 247referencepublication-2343adlib-publication-23435765a438-7559-3724-a8a6-102f3f5b611bCatalogue of European Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum 1540 to the Present Day, Volume IIIPubl. Illustrated and discussed pp. 99-100, ill. pl. 60. Ledger 81b.pp. 99-100referencepublication-200000792adlib-publication-2000007920a11401d-7150-3637-94d3-dc8472c430ceThe Ledger and CommentariesPubl. Illustrated in colour with short text166referencepublication-382adlib-publication-382ee5148de-e3eb-3d38-88db-9a331edf70b6Treasures of the Fitzwilliam MuseumRef. For further information about Chantrey. Horne Tooke, ill. p. 35, pl. 5, no. 4. See index for references to him.p. 35referencepublication-2451adlib-publication-245103982d15-8c79-3003-b923-c35175b08eacFrancis Chantrey, Sculptor, From Norton to Knighthoodsubjectreferenceterm-1609adlib-term-160984f2e5e2-0de4-3096-98b9-7bb4c12aaffdmaleliteralmalemalereferenceterm-23035adlib-term-23035f9693b6b-2e4a-3666-acf8-973403f65fcebustbustwhite marble, carvedreferenceterm-98865adlib-term-98865aeb90103-2708-3cdf-abc1-219c45a070e9carvingBust of John Horne Tooke (1736-1812)object
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