Allegorical scene with animals
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the sculpture
On acquisition this group of reliefs (Museum nos. A.72 to A.79-1926) was thought by the then Keeper of the Department of Architecture and Sculpture, Eric Maclagan, to be related to the work of John Bacon the Elder (1740-1799), but he considered it to be probably early 19th century. The original contexts are unknown.
The original contexts are unknown. According to the donor, the present piece together with a further seven reliefs originally came from an unidentified house in the City of London, which was to be demolished. Between 1878 and 1916 they were placed over fireplaces in 1 Lowther Gardens, Prince's Gate, London.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- A.72-1926
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 11 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
