SculptureBritish18th century

Marriage Feast of Perseus and Andromeda

c. 1768

Artists

Wedgwood & BentleyArtist

Guglielmo della PortaArtist after

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Jasperware

Medium

White jasper medallion with molded white relief

Culture

British

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

sight: 13.1 x 20 x 1.5 cm (5 3/16 x 7 7/8 x 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Sir Richard Tangye, Birmingham, England. [1] [Frederick Rathbone, London, England], sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, 1919, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943. Notes [1] Per Rathbone

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