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491. 1763.d.3(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
1763.d.3(6)
Title:
Mercury joining the hands of France and England. Falcke Collection. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'Bas-relief or tablet. White. China and blue ball clay. Height 8¾ inches; width, 8⅛ inches...This plaque is engraved in the 'Life of Wedgwood,' vol. ii, p. 564...The granulations in the clay, purposely coarse to secure sharpness of effect, and thus perceptible i...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
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Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

492. 1763.d.3(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
1763.d.3(7)
Title:
Peace preventing Mars from opening the gates of Janus. Falcke Collection. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'Bas-relief or tablet. White. China and blue ball clay. Height, 9⅝; width, 8½ inches...A copy of this bas-relief, though in much smaller form, appears in 'Wedgwood and his works,' plate VIII., but for the reason mentioned on the previous page, it is thus repeate...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

493. 1763.d.3(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
1763.d.3(8)
Title:
Priam begging the body of Hector. Falcke Collection. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'Bas-relief or tablet. Pale sage-green jasper, white relief. Length, 15⅛ inches; height, 6 inches...This bas-relief will be found engraved in 'Life of Wedgwood,' vol. ii. p. 591; but as here represented we lose not a detail or an expression of the original piece...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

494. 1763.d.3(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
1763.d.3(9)
Title:
Three warriors and a horse. Falcke Collection. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'Bas-relief or tablet. Height, 6⅝ inches. Blue jasper, white relief. The original of this small plaque, which is purely Greek in design and character, was taken from the dexter part of the same sarcophagus as furnished the larger bas-relief of 'Priam begging for...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

495. 1763.d.3(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
1763.d.3(10)
Title:
An offering to Flora. Haworth Collection. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'Bas-relief or tablet. Fine medium blue jasper, white relief. Length, 19¼ inches; height, 8½ inches...The student of Flaxman's designs will at once perceive that the hand of the greatest of English sculptors had no part in the work. The figures and treatment are...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

496. 1763.d.3(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
1763.d.3(11)
Title:
Sacrifice to Bacchus. Haworth Collection. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'Bas-relief or tablet. Dark blue jasper, white relief. Length, 19½ inches; height, 8¼ inches...It is considered by competent judges to be an early work of Flaxman, in part, if not the whole; for the composition wears more the effect of selection and adaptation t...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

497. 1763.d.3(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
1763.d.3(12)
Title:
Birth of Bacchus. Haworth Collection. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'Bas-relief or tablet. Fine blue jasper, white relief. Length, 20½ inches; height, 9½ inches...In spite of obvious defects in modelling, this was a very popular bas-relief, and many copies were sent abroad. The one from which this autotype was taken came from Ru...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

498. 1763.d.3(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
1763.d.3(13)
Title:
Sacrifice to Hymen. Falcke Collection. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'Oval bas-relief or tablet. Blue jasper, white relief. Length, 10⅞ inches; height, 7⅞ inches...It is a charming composition. The pose of the Cupid holding the wreath is very graceful; and the manner in which the Cupid with the hymeneal torch embraces his smaller...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

499. 1763.d.3(14a)

Reference (shelfmark):
1763.d.3(14a)
Title:
Power of love. Falcke Collection. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Oval image. 'Oval bas-relief. Pale-green jasper, white relief...Length, 7⅛; height, 5½ inches...It was modelled in the autumn of 1776 from a gem in Sir Roger Newdegate's collection. The original was probably a Cinque-cento gem engraver's interpretation of an ant...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

500. 1763.d.3(14b)

Reference (shelfmark):
1763.d.3(14b)
Title:
Drunken Silenus. Cox Collection. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'Oval medallion. White terra-cotta or biscuit impressed. Length, 8 inches; height, 6 inches...This piece is from another of Mrs Landre's models, executed for Wedgwood in 1768-9. She received 5s. for her work. The autotype is from an early example. In 1776 this a...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

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