Horatio William Walpole (1813-94), 4th Earl of Oxford (2nd Creation)
Sculptor: Macdonald, Lawrence
White marble, carved in the round. The sitter faces front. He has short hair, receeding at the front, a moustache, and a beard; his eyes are wide open. The front is incised with the name Walpole in Greek.
History note: Possibly the bust sold by Sotheby's, New York, 26th October, 1990, Property of a European Foundation, lot 211 (see xerox in object's file); purchased by the donor at Sotheby's, London, 7th July, 1994, European Sculpture and Works of Art, p. 145, lot 149; Danny Katz, London.
Given by Daniel Katz
Depth: 23.7 cm
Height: 54.5 cm
Width: 32.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1994-10-10) by Katz, Danny
19th Century, Mid#
Victorian
Production date:
AD 1848
: dated
Carved in Rome
The identification of the sitter was changed following a letter of 30 January 1995 from Lady Walpole, Wolerton Park, who sent a xerox of a portrait of the bearded 4th Earl of the second creation of 1806, and a xerox of a photograph of him. As he spent a considerable amount of time in Italy, he seems a more likely sitter than Rev. Robert Walpole. See file for letters and xeroxes.
When acquired by the donor, the bust was identified as Robert Walpole MA (1781-1856), for whom see Venn, 1954.
Carving : White marble, carved in the round
Accession number: M.4-1994
Primary reference Number: 31094
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_4_1994
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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