Saturday 15 November 2014

Plaster Sculpture at Stourhead - Rubens and van Dyck


     

The Plaster Sculpture at Stourhead House, Wiltshire. 3.






 18th Century Bronzed Plaster Statuette of Sir Peter Paul Rubens after John Michael Rysbrack at Stourhead. Height 24". Unsigned.







 18th Century Bronzed Plaster Statuette of Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641) after John Michael  Rysbrack. Arm missing. Unsigned.

Based on the original terracottas by Rysbrack of 1743

For a full discussion on these figures see in a forthcoming post.