Lord Botetourt, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

sculptor
Hayward, Richard 1728-1800
Gossett, Isaac 1713-1799 (copy after)
Subject
Botetourt, Lord
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Craven, Wayne, "Sculpture in America," Newark: Univ. of Delaware Press, 1989, pg. 47-50.
Summary
A full-length portrait of Baron de Botetourt wearing a long great coat, standing on a pedestal. A relief on the back of the pedestal includes two allegorical figures, one representing Great Britain, the other America standing before the altar of peace. There are Baroque shell, wave and feather designs on the trim.
Commissioned 1771. Installed 1773
Control number
IAS 77001934
Type
Sculptures
Medium
Marble
Owner/Location
College of William and Mary Williamsburg Virginia 23185
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Portrait male--Full length
Occupation--Other--Aristocrat
Occupation--Political--Governor
Record ID
siris_ari_20093
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