A Unique and Unrecorded Lead Bust of George I
Reigned 1714 - 27.
Probably cast by John van Nost II.
Perhaps after an Original by Edward Stanton
Circa 1715.
Height 26 inches.
Private Collection.
Provenance - sale Suffolk Auction Rooms.
Chiswick Auction Rooms.
A bust of George I by Edward Stanton was displayed at the Royal Exchange until the fire in 1738.
see Steward 1978 pp. 216 - 217.
Information from The Lustrous Trade Essay, Edited by Cinzia Sicca and Alison Yarrington, 2,000 Leicester University Press - essay Recasting George I by Barbera Arciszewska.
For Edward Stanton biography and works see - http://217.204.55.158/henrymoore/sculptor/browserecord.php?-action=browse&-recid=2558
For a somewhat dated but very useful illustrated article on the Stanton family by Mrs Esdaile see -
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A statue of George I in Imperial Garb? by Laurent Delvaux was set up in the New Court of Rolls in about 1724.
A statue of George I
in Roman dress, by John Ricketts the Elder, (1691 - 1734), of Gloucester,
was put up in Westgate Street in Gloucester in 1720 and was moved to Eastgate Street near the Barley Market house in 1766; its later history has not been traced.
was put up in Westgate Street in Gloucester in 1720 and was moved to Eastgate Street near the Barley Market house in 1766; its later history has not been traced.
see -
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Medallion of George I by Jean Dassier
1731
Bronze
41mm
Obv: Bust of George I GEORGIUS. I. D. G. MAG. BR. FR. ET. HIB. REX.
Rev: Tomb, on one side of which is Justice, holding her sword in her right hand and resting her left arm on a book. At right is Peace holding an oak cluster. NAT. 18. MAI. 1660. CORONAT. 21. OCT. 1714. M. 12 IUN. 1727
Signed: I.D.
Ref: M.I. ii, 475/94; Eimer 77/508; Eisler I, 264/33; Thompson 34/32
Rev: Tomb, on one side of which is Justice, holding her sword in her right hand and resting her left arm on a book. At right is Peace holding an oak cluster. NAT. 18. MAI. 1660. CORONAT. 21. OCT. 1714. M. 12 IUN. 1727
Signed: I.D.
Ref: M.I. ii, 475/94; Eimer 77/508; Eisler I, 264/33; Thompson 34/32
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Ivory bust of George I by David le Marchand.
ad vivum.
Height of bust alon 25cms
Both images from the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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George I
After Godfrey Kneller
c. 1714.
Engraving by Francois Chereau (1680 -1729).
399 x 283 mm plate size.
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Isaac Gosset
Wax
c.1760.
This ivory coloured wax head
and shoulder profile portrait depicts George I in profile, facing right. He is
shown wearing a full-bottomed wig, armour and a shaped robe. It is set on an
oval shaped black-backed ground and with an ebonised moulded oval wooden frame
with glazed front. Vertue described the skill of the ‘Ingenious Isaac Gosset’
as ‘so universally approved on for likeness’ that he dedicated a section in his
notebooks to wax carving, which he considered a growing industry. Gosset was
from a Huguenot family which had fled to Jersey after the Revocation of the
Edict of Nantes. The family later moved to London and Isaac learned wax
modelling and frame carving from his uncle Matthew. His wax production was
prolific and covered both classical and contemporary figures. Gosset’s renown
lay in the fact that, unlike most contemporary wax modellers, he worked from
life, and at speed, apparently producing a portrait in under an hour. Gosset
also created a secret recipe for tinting his wax to appear like old ivory. His
waxes were highly fashionable and were sold at four guineas a piece for an
original portrait or one guinea for a copy. Vertue noted that Gosset ‘had the honour
of the King sitting to him’ as well as ‘great numbers of persons of Quality and
persons of distinction – Learned and others’. Queen Caroline is known to have
commissioned various works from Gosset, and may even have granted him a
pension. The Picture Closet at Kensington displayed numerous waxes, framed both
singly and in groups of up to 16 figures. Some Vertue catalogued as historic
and contemporary princes but most remained unidentified. Text adapted from The
First Georgians; Art and Monarchy 1714 - 1760, London, 2014.
Provenance
Provenance
Possibly from the collection of
George III.
Text and image from - Royal Collection.
Here Attributed to Isaac Gosset.
Wax
Victoria and Albert Museum.
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A Medallion of George I
Made to Celebrate his entry into London
The reverse showing London presenting the key of the city in front of the Royal Exchange.
By J Croker
1714
48 mm diam.
Image from Whitmore
https://www.whitmorectm.com/product-page/1714-entry-of-george-i-into-london-medal-46mm-mi-423-7-by-croker-bronze-pierced
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George I, coronation, 1714, Silver Medal by John
Croker, laureate and armoured bust right, GEORGIVS. D: G. MAG. BR: FR: ET. HIB:
REX, rev. king enthroned, crowned by Britannia, in exergue, INAVGVRAT. XX. OCT.
MDCCXIII., 34mm (Eimer 470; MI ii 424/9).
The official Royal Mint issue.
From a mintage of 1200 incorporating several different
dies. The other example on this site is struck from different dies. Note the
beading on the king's cuirass and throne, and the positioning of Britannia's
spear for example.
Image above from Sovereign Rarities.
https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/sovereign_rarities/263/product/george_i_coronation_1714/977784/Default.aspx
George I. 1714-1727. AR Medal (45mm, 12h).
Spanish Fleet Destroyed off Cape Passaro.
By J. Croker. Dated 1718.
GEORGIVS ·
D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET · HIB : REX · F : D :, laureate, draped, and armored
bust right / SOCIORVM · PROTECTOR ·, statue of George (as Neptune) left atop
rostral column amidst captured naval trophies; in three lines in exergue,
CLASSE · HISP : DELETA ·/AD ORAS · SICILIÆ ·/1718. MI 439/42; Eimer 481. In NGC
encapsulation, 3349829-010, graded Medal MS 63. Toned.
From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3024 (18
April 213), lot 24206.
From the consignor: "In a prelude to the War of the
Quadruple Alliance one of the Spanish fleets was caught unaware off the coast
of Sicily. It was defeated under the leadership of British Admiral Byng on
August 11, 1718. The entire Spanish fleet was eventually captured. Four months
later the alliance would formally declare war against Spain. In 1720 Spain
accepted the terms of the Alliance ending the war".
Image above from Numisbids
https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=2688&lot=1083
George I. 1714-1727. AR Medal (67mm, 102.89 g, 12h).
Arrival in England. By J. Croker. Dated 18 September 1714. GEORGIVS · D : G · MAG
: BRI · FRA · ET HIB REX · F · D ·, laureate, draped, and armored bust right;
·I·C· below / RECTOR · MARIVM ·,
George (as Neptune) approaching the coast of
England in sea carriage pulled by four sea horses, heralded by three merfolk
and two cherubs; ADVENTVS · REGIS ·/IN · BRITANNIAM ·/18 · SEPTEMB :/1714 · in
four lines in exergue. MI 422/6; Eimer 466. Near EF, toned.
Ex California Collection of British Historical Medals
(Classical Numismatic Group 85, 15 September 2010), lot 1592.
Considered essential to the British monarchy, the
dominion of the seas is depicted on this medal through the portrayal of the
newly-anointed king George, an elector of Hanover and the closest protestant
relative of Anne, as Neptune and bearing the legend rector marium (lord of the
seas).
Image and description from Numisbids.
https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=2688&lot=1081
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Low resolution of Mezzotint of George I when Elector of Hanover.
After Johann Leonard Hirshmann
1706
George I
Engraving after Kneller.
George Vertue
1718.
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The Line of Kings - Tower Armouries - Tower of London
The figures of George I and George II were placed in the line in 1750 and 1768 respectively. The inclusion of George I, somewhat belatedly, had already been approved in 1730 but the order was not completed. Suitable armour to represent George I was finally identified in 1750 at Windsor Castle. The most curious feature to emerge during this period however is the casting of a metal head by the sculptor, John Cheere. This was apparently the only occasion that metal was considered as a sculptured element in the display. However, although the head was not used he was still paid £8 8s 0d for his efforts in 1751.
Info from https://www.royalarmouries.org/home
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George I
Georg Wilhelm Lafontaine (1680–1745).
Royal Collection.
John Vanderbank (1694 - 1739).
316 x 240 cms.
Entered the collection 1932
Royal Collection.
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