SculptureBritish18th century

Diomedes with the Palladium

1773-1796

Artists

WedgwoodArtist

Description

Rectangular plaque. Diomedes with Palladium in left hand and sword in right is seated facing a statue of Neptune on a column at right.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Relief

Medium

Red stoneware ("Rosso Antico") with black stoneware relief

Culture

British

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

7.2 x 5.4 x 0.5 cm (2 13/16 x 2 1/8 x 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Lord Thomas Anson, Staffordshire, England. [1] [Frederick Rathbone, London, England], sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, NY, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943. Notes [1] Per Rathbone.

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