Johann Caspar Hiernle
St. Augustine
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Not receiving at present
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
About the sculpture
This boxwood statuette is carved by an unknown artist in Mainz in Germany, ca. 1740. Inscribed on the back of the drapery are the initials I.C.H; this could be the signature of the sculptor Johann Caspar Hiernle (1710-1755), altough no other small-scale works are known by him.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 2788-1856
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
