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Collection Area Visual Arts Material Type Artefacts

51. BLWA 123

Reference (shelfmark):
BLWA 123
Title:
Witness. Artist(s): Gormley, Antony (b. 1950)
Scope & Content:
Cast iron sculpture of an empty chair, a symbol used by English PEN for the last 30 years, to represent imprisoned writers around the world. Commissioned by English Pen in 2011 to mark their 90th anniversary. Unveiled on 13 December 2011. English PEN, founded in 1921, exists to emphasize the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

52. BLWA 124

Reference (shelfmark):
BLWA 124
Title:
Plaster roundel. Artist(s): Chadwick, Lynn (1914-2003)
Scope & Content:
Possibly a maquette for a commission. Diameter: 35.8 cm Depth at outer rim: 2.5 cm
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

53. BLWA 139

Reference (shelfmark):
BLWA 139
Title:
African textile printed with a picture of Nelson Mandela at the centre
Scope & Content:
Green, yellow and black textile printed with 'African National Congress' symbols and slogans. Stored with Marion Wallace (Curator of African Collections).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

54. BLWA 140

Reference (shelfmark):
BLWA 140
Title:
Bust of Robert Byron (1905-1941). Artist(s): Gordine, Dora (1895-1991)
Scope & Content:
Bronze bust of Robert Byron by Dora Gordine. Date unknown. The bust was acquired in December 2012. It is connected with the photographic archive of Robert Byron (Photo 1240) which was acquired in December 2011. Both were transferred from the Courtauld Institute. 30.3 cm in height, without st...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

55. Foster 8

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 8
Title:
Britannia being presented with the riches of the East. Symbolical group illustrating the commercial wealth of Britain. Commissioned by the East India Company in 1728 for the Court Room of East India House. Artist(s): Rysbrack, Michael (1694-1770)
Scope & Content:
Symbolical group illustrating the commercial wealth of Britain, 1729-30. Britannia, seated on a globe under a rock by the sea shore is looking towards the east. Her right hand leans on a Union shield and her left holds a trident. She wears a naval crown. Before her stand three female figures; In...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1729-1730
Extent:
1 Item

56. Foster 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 33
Title:
Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). Equestrian statuette. Artist(s): D'Orsay, Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel (1801-1852) and Nicholson, Thomas Henry (d. 1870)
Scope & Content:
Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). Made c.1845 Equestrian statuette. Bareheaded in uniform. Bronze; 19 ins (48 cms) high Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded D’Orsay wrote to Henry Bulwer, March 1845, saying ‘I have just made a statuette of the Duke of Wellington on h...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1845
Extent:
1 Item

57. Foster 53

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 53
Title:
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Plassey (1725-74). Governor of Bengal. Full-length figure, bareheaded, in Roman costume but wearing the badge of the Order of the Bath on a ribbon round his neck. Artist(s): Scheemakers, Peter (1691-1781)
Scope & Content:
Robert Clive, lst Baron Plassey (1725-74). Governor of Bengal. Made 1764 Full-length figure, bareheaded, in Roman costume but wearing the badge of the Order of the Bath on a ribbon round his neck. He holds a short sword in his right hand. At his feet a shield with the device of Medusa’s hea...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1764
Extent:
1 Item

58. Foster 54

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 54
Title:
Major-General Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775), Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, 1752-66. Full-length figure, bareheaded, in Roman costume,. Artist(s): Scheemakers, Peter (1691-1781)
Scope & Content:
Major-General Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775), Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, 1752-66. Made 1764. Full-length figure, bareheaded, in Roman costume. He holds a short sword in his right hand. At his feet a helmet and a sheaf of arrows. Marble: 68 ins (172 cms) high Inscribed on front: ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1764
Extent:
1 Item

59. Foster 57

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 57
Title:
Sir Richard Temple (1826-1902), 1st Baronet, CB; CIE. Bust: in civilian uniform wearing cloak and star; collar and badge of the Star of India. Artist(s): Rost, Adolphus E.L. (fl. c.1880-1922)
Scope & Content:
Sir Richard Temple (1826-1902), 1st Baronet, C.B., C.I.E.. Made, c.1880. Bust: in civilian uniform wearing cloak and star; collar and badge of the Star of India. Plaster, coloured bronze; 25 ins (63.5 cms) high Presented by Temple’s son, Sir Richard Carnac Temple, 1922 Temple served in the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 Item

60. Foster 138

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 138
Title:
Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Bust. Copy by Messrs Farmer and Brindley of F437. Artist(s): Noble, Matthew (1818-1876), after
Scope & Content:
Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Made 1856. Bust, head turned slightly to the right. Crowned, with earrings, patterned dress and Star of the Garter on her left breast. Marble: 25 ins (63.5 cms) high Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded Copy by Messrs. Farmer and Brindley of F437. Exhibited:...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1856
Extent:
1 Item