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Bertel Thorvaldsen
1770-1844
Thomson Henry Bonar
Production Date
1817 - 1819Type of Work / Object
Sculpture > Bust > Portrait Bust
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Location
Inventory Number
A893
Catalogue Number
A893Catalogue Level / Collection
Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)
Explanation
- The boy was born about 1810 as the son of an English colonel, but died already in 1817. So Thorvaldsen modelled the bust of the little boy on the basis of a death mask.
Motif / Theme
- Human > Child > Boy > Thomson Henry Bonar
Version / Edition
Marble Version
Dimension
- Height 56.2 cm
Inscription / Certification / Label
Thorvaldsen. Faciebat. Romae. MDCCCXVII. Thomson. Hen.Bonar/Ob.Romae. Vix.Ann. VII
Art Form / Craft
Sculpture
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Acquisition Mode
PurchasedAcquisition Date
1950