Object number
M.00.77dup
Title
White marble bust of an unidentified gentleman
Date
1870
Creator
Production notes
From the files downstairs:
‘Among the listed works of the sculptor William Theed is a portrait bust of William Walter Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth, father of the President of MCC in 1893’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Legge,_5th_Earl_of_Dartmouth
Though if you look at the image on Wikipedia, I don’t think they are alike. I’m struggling to come up with a better answer!
Rob
Material
Size
height 70 cm
Description
Plank, W. White marble bust of an unidentified gentleman with side whiskers wearing a frock coat, waistcoat and cravat affixed to a revolving plinth mounted on a circular, red-veined marble pedestal. The back of the bust bears the inscription: W. Theed, Sc., 1870.
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