Carved statuettes of Daphne and Apollo, early 18th century

R 628
R 629

fonds

17--

Graphic Materials, Objects

877554

Copy print : R 628, R 629
Available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room

2 figures - 33 cm. high including base

One of three pairs of statuettes of classical subjects originally in the possession of Christiana Fanny Chapman of Bath, who died in 1871

Probably pear-wood

Research notes available in Mitchell Library Reading Room , PXn 465 -

Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010

Thought to have originated from the Southern part of the Netherlands, probably Antwerp, before 1735. Information from Dr. C. Theuerkauff, State Museum of Berlin, 1974. The whereabouts of the other two pairs of statuettes is not known.

Keyword subjects:

Art and mythology
Wood-carving
Apollo (Greek deity)
Daphne (Greek deity)