Possibly Lady Georgiana Bingham

model 1816 and/or 1817/1818, carved c. 1821/1824

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Artist, Danish, 1770 - 1844

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West Building Main Floor, Gallery 58

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    Carrara marble

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall without base: 52.39 x 27.31 x 22.86 cm (20 5/8 x 10 3/4 x 9 in.)

  • Accession

    2011.101.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Commissioned 1816/1817 by Richard Bingham, 2nd earl of Lucan [1764-1839]; by descent in the family to his great-great-great grandson, Richard John Bingham, 7th earl of Lucan, who inherited the title in 1964 [1934-after 1974]; sold to a private collector, England; by inheritance to his son; (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 6 July 1999, no. 70); private collection; consigned to (Daxer & Marschall, Munich); purchased 2000 by (Rainer Zietz Ltd., London) in partnership with (Daniel Katz Gallery, London); purchased 30 November 2011 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Sass, Else Kai. Thorvaldsens Portraetbuster. 3 vols. Copenhagen, 1963-1965: 1(1963):368-384, 3(1965): 78 nos. 84-86, 168-169 nn. 619-669.

Wikidata ID

Q63863782

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