The Octoroon
Represented work of art
Artist
John Bell
Dimensions1.60 (63 inches) high
Work type
Inscription
- Signed JOHN BELL Sculp inscribed CAST BY THE COALBROOKDALE CO. ,
Provenance
- Christie's, Anonymous sale, 20 February 1992 (148)
Publication history
- B. Read, Victorian Sculpture, Yale University Press, 1982; P. Atterbury e. , The Parian Phenomenon, Somerset, 1989 Pp 42-7
Photographic source
Object FormatPhotographic Print
Photograph Source
A.C. Cooper Studio
Negative Number2643
Archival context
Object numberPA-F00014-0003
Archival context
- Fonds:Paul Mellon Centre Photographic Archive
- Series:Sculptors, A–Z
- Folder:PA-F00014
- Item:The Octoroon
ClassificationsArchival Document
Scope and content This series comprises images of works by sculptors who were British by birth, foreign sculptors who worked in Britain or on British subjects. The sculptures featured date from c.1600 to c.1900. Images are primarily of sculptures, but also feature sketches for sculptural projects. Images remain in their original order: organised A–Z by sculptor. There are separate boxes for the following sculptors: Bacon Junior and Senior, Chantrey, Flaxman, Gott, Nollekens, Roubiliac, Rysbrack, Scheemakers and Wilton / Wyatt.
Acquisition information The collection has always been in the possession of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (or its predecessor institution, the Paul Mellon Foundation).
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