Bath, Art and Architecture

Wednesday, 16 July 2025

The Lead Statuary at Castle Hill, Devon Part 1

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  The Four Lead Sphinx. John Cheere. One of a set of four. All four sphinx were cast from the same moulds. There are remains of a white pain...
Saturday, 5 July 2025

The Three Graces - A Monument in Gillingham Dorset.

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  The Dirdoe Monument. Approx 18 ft tall. Frances Dirdoe, who died at 33 in 1733, standing between her sisters Rebecca and Rachel. She was t...
Friday, 4 July 2025

The Statue of Aeneas and Anchises at Glendon, nr Kettering, Northamptonshire.

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  Another work in progress. The Two Statues of  Aeneas and Anchises and Hercules and Cacus. Attributed to Andreas Kearne (Kearn or Karn?). G...
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