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Orpheus Playing His Lyre

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Represented work of art

Artist William Goscombe John

Material

bronze

Dimensions0.65 x 0.41 (24 5/8 x 16 1/8 inches)

Work type

sculpture

Inscription

Inscribed ORPHEUS on panel below The figure of Orpheus is related to that on the Memorial to Sir Arthur Sullivan in St. Paul"s Cathedral

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Christie's, 16 February 1989 (153)

Exhibition history

Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, in 1902

Publication history

F. Pearson Goscombe John at the National Museum of WALES, 1979, p. 67

Photographic source

Object FormatPhotographic Print

Photograph Source A.C. Cooper Studio

Negative Number167071

Archival context

Object numberPA-F00197-0005

Archival context

Fonds:Paul Mellon Centre Photographic Archive
Series:Sculptors, A–Z
Folder:PA-F00197
Item:Orpheus Playing His Lyre

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).

Conditions governing use The images in the Photographic Archive are derived from a variety of sources, so copyright in the collection is varied. The copyright status of each image is detailed at item level in the catalogue.

Accruals It is anticipated that new images may be added to the Centre’s Photographic Archive in future. These may be generated via the Centre’s everyday activities (such as the publishing programme). They may also come from external sources (such as donations by scholars or institutions).

Related material in Collected Archives The Collected Archives at the Paul Mellon Centre – particularly the Ellis Waterhouse, Frank Simpson, Oliver Millar and John Hayes collections – contain significant volumes of images of works by British Artists. The catalogues can be searched online at: http://calmview.co.uk/PaulMellonCentre/CalmView/advanced.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog. Artist Guides are also available at: https://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/archives-and-library/artist-subject-guides.

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