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AN ENGLISH BRONZE MODEL OF 'THE YOUNG NATURALIST'
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AN ENGLISH BRONZE MODEL OF 'THE YOUNG NATURALIST'

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, CAST BY ELKINGTON & CO, FROM THE MODEL BY SIR HENRY WEEKES R.A. (1807-1877)

Fermé13 July 2017

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GBP 3,000

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AN ENGLISH BRONZE MODEL OF 'THE YOUNG NATURALIST'
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, CAST BY ELKINGTON & CO, FROM THE MODEL BY SIR HENRY WEEKES R.A. (1807-1877)
Signed 'H. WEEKES. A.R.A. LONDON.' and 'ELKINGTON. & CO. FOUNDERS'
19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) high

Note du spécialiste

The original marble sculpture this bronze is cast after is one of Henry Weekes' important masterpieces and was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1857 with the description 'Alone upon the wild sea-shore she stands' (A. Graves, The Royal Academy Exhibitors, Vol. VIII, London, 1906, p. 193).