Harvard Art Museums > 1943.1420: George II (1683-1760) Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"George II (1683-1760) (? Wedgwood)(After Michael Rysbrack) , 1943.1420,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/229998. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.1420 People ? Wedgwood, British (founded 1759 ) After Michael Rysbrack, British (1694 - 1770) Title George II (1683-1760) Other Titles Alternate Title: John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough Classification Sculpture Work Type bust, sculpture Date 18th century Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Etruria Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/229998 Physical Descriptions Medium Black basalt Technique Basaltes ware Dimensions 14 x 12 x 6.4 cm (5 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.) with base: 24.5 x 12 x 6.4 cm (9 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks label: on bottom, paper, black ink, printed: [on round label with serrated edge:] 12696 / f·if·H / it·x·x inscription: inside base, graphite, handwritten: 12696 Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Frederick Rathbone, London], sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1910, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.1420 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1944), no. 76, p. 31; repr. Jean Gorely, "Pedigreed Wedgwood", The Magazine Antiques (January 1945), pp. 29-31, p. 31; repr. on cover Exhibition History Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/04/1944 - 09/03/1944 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
