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1. BLWA 1

Reference (shelfmark):
BLWA 1
Title:
Newton after William Blake. Artist(s): Paolozzi, Sir Eduardo (1924-2005)
Scope & Content:
'Newton' after William Blake, 1995. By Eduardo Paolozzi. Grant aided by The Foundation for Sport & the Arts. Funded by subscription from the football pools Vernons, Littlewoods and Zetters.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1995
Extent:
1 Item

2. BLWA 2

Reference (shelfmark):
BLWA 2
Title:
Planets. Artist(s): Gormley, Antony (b. 1950)
Scope & Content:
‘Planets’ by Antony Gormley (2002) features a circle of stones, each carved with a single outline of a body embracing each stone. These are mounted on square pillars rising behind the stone seats in the ‘Poet’s Circle’ amphitheatre on the British Library’s forecourt. In Gormley’s words, the work...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
2002
Extent:
1 Item

3. BLWA 3

Reference (shelfmark):
BLWA 3
Title:
Sculpture of William Shakespeare (1564-1616). . Artist(s): Roubiliac, Louis Francois (1702-1762)
Scope & Content:
Full size marble sculpture of William Shakespeare by Louis Francois Roubiliac (1702-1762). The sculpture was commissioned by David Garrick (1717-1779) and was installed in the Temple of Shakespeare in the garden of Garrick's villa at Hampton. Bequeathed by David Garrick, 1779, with his books to ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1757-58
Extent:
1 Item

4. BLWA 4

Reference (shelfmark):
BLWA 4
Title:
If not, not. Tapestry after a print by R.B. Kitaj. Artist(s): Edinburgh Tapestry Company
Scope & Content:
The design for the tapestry is based on a painting made by R.B. Kitaj in 1976, bearing the same title. It is woven in pure wool on a cotton warp (5 warps per inch). Dimensions at the tapestry's borders are 6.75 m by 6.75 m. Funded by the Arts Council of England Lottery Fund, the Bute Charitabl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1995
Extent:
1 Item

5. BLWA 5

Reference (shelfmark):
BLWA 5
Title:
Replica bust of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton Bt (1571-1631). Artist(s): Roubiliac, Louis Francois (1702-1762), after
Scope & Content:
Replica portrait bust of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton Bt (1571-1631) by Louis-François Roubiliac, slightly to left, wearing a doublet, cloak and large ruff, attached to a rectangular painted stone socle of waisted form. Replica given by the Trustees of the British Museum. Replica made by Leo Stevens...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1993
Extent:
1 Item

6. BLWA 6

Reference (shelfmark):
BLWA 6
Title:
Replica bust of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820). Artist(s): Damer, Anne Seymour (1749-1828), after
Scope & Content:
Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), Scientist, President of the Royal Society and Trustee of the British Museum, he bequeathed his library and natural history collections to the Museum. Joseph Banks was a prominent botanist, who served as President of the Royal Society, and advised on the development ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
1 Item

7. BLWA 7

Reference (shelfmark):
BLWA 7
Title:
Replica bust of the Right Honourable Thomas Grenville (1755-1846). Artist(s): Comolli, G.B. (1775-1830), after
Scope & Content:
Thomas Grenville was a politician, diplomat and bibliophile from an elite landowning family. As a younger son, he did not succeed to the family estates and most of his income came from public service. Grenville was the First Lord of the Admiralty within the government led by his younger brothe...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

8. BLWA 8

Reference (shelfmark):
BLWA 8
Title:
Bust of Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753). Artist(s): Rysbrack, Michael (1693-1770), after
Scope & Content:
Hans Sloane was born in Ulster,Northern Ireland, and trained as a physician. An avid collector from an early age, he acquired over 200,000 plant and animal specimens, 71,000 objects, and over 50,000 books, manuscripts, prints and drawings. These later became the foundation collection of the Brit...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
1 Item

9. BLWA 9

Reference (shelfmark):
BLWA 9
Title:
Bronze bust of Dr. Walther Model von Thunen (1887-1975)
Scope & Content:
Dr Walther Model von Thunen (1887-1975), 1927. Bronze, anonymous bust. Given by the sitter, 1974, following his gift of the Model Philatelic Collection, 1974.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1927
Extent:
1 Item

10. BLWA 10

Reference (shelfmark):
BLWA 10
Title:
Sitting on History I. Bronze bench by Bill Woodrow. Artist(s): Woodrow, Bill (b. 1948)
Scope & Content:
'Sitting on History', 1995. Bronze. By Bill Woodrow. Given by Carl Djerassi and Diane Middlebrook, 1997.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1995
Extent:
1 Item