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Description: | Acquisition: unknown source, c.1841 Description: Bust, head turned to right; short curly hair, whiskers, Roman nose; loose drapery. One of many marble copies of which the prime marble version, dated 1823, is at Apsley House. The plaster cast for the bust is in the Cast Gallery of the Ashmolean Museum (Penny, 1992, no.777), together with the plaster cast for a colossal bust of Wellington modelled by Chantrey in 1814 but laid aside (Penny, no.778). ' Acta 8 May 1926 "agreed to transfer the busts of Lord North, Duke of Wellington, Dean Ireland, Rev. F.W. Robertson, Professor Jowett, and Prince Leopold to the Examination Schools." ' ('Transfers of portraits etc. to the Examination Schools. 1909-[49]', Bodleian Library Records, d.1183, Bodleian Library) 'Read a letter from the Bodleian Librarian (Dr Cowley) offering the Schools Curators ... busts of Lord North, the Duke of Wellington, Dean Ireland, F.W. Robertson, Prince Leopold and Mr Jowett. It was resolved that the offer be accepted, and that the ... busts be placed in suitable positions in the Examination Schools.' (Minutes of the Curators of the Schools, 1914-[1952], 15 June 1926, Oxford University Archives, ES/1/1/2, p.78) External Link: Oxford Portraits website | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=908... | Go to resource |
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