Alfred StevensBelgian, 1823–1906Caryatid figure
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
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About the sculpture
This is a one of a pair of models for part of a bronze, lacquered brass and steel fireplace known as the 'Boy' stove designed by Stevens for Messrs Hoole & Co Ltd in 1851, and exhibited at the Great Exhibition of that year.
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A sculptor, designer and painter, Alfred Stevens rejected contemporary distinctions between fine art and design. From 1850 to 1857 he was chief designer to Hoole & Co., Sheffield, where he produced award-winning designs for metalwork, majolica, terracotta ornaments and chimney-pieces. Perhaps his two greatest works were the decorations for the dining-room at Dorchester House, London (about 1856), for which he made countless drawings inspired by the Italian High Renaissance style, in particular the work of Michelangelo; and the monument to the Duke of Wellington for St Paul's Cathedral, London, which was completed after his death. The two allegorical groups from this monument made a lasting impact on the New Sculpture movement.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 958A-1903
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- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Meanwhile, in the life of Alfred Stevens
The whole life1844–1849 · Workplace
Paris
1852–1906 · Workplace
Paris
1853 · Workplace
Paris
