Lot 156
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A PAIR OF ENGLISH PLASTER PORTRAIT RELIEFS OF MR AND MRS JOHN PINNEY BEAR, cast from models by Thomas Woolner, both shown in profile, both signed and dated T. Woolner. Sc. 1853, in original glazed wooden frames, each inscribed on the reverse with the sitter's name and Australia 1853 (frames repainted), mid 19th Century

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A PAIR OF ENGLISH PLASTER PORTRAIT RELIEFS OF MR AND MRS JOHN PINNEY BEAR, cast from models by Thomas Woolner, both shown in profile, both signed and dated T. Woolner. Sc. 1853, in original glazed wooden frames, each inscribed on the reverse with the sitter's name and Australia 1853 (frames repainted), mid 19th Century
12in. (30.5cm.) diam. (2)
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
B. Read & J. Barnes ed., Pre-Raphaelite Sculpture, London, 1991, nos. 57-63

Lot Essay

The present medallions are part of the series of portraits Woolner executed in the mid 1850's during his time in Australia. In 1853 Woolner was still in Melbourne, where he had established a rich circle of patrons. He brought back many of the medallions, and it was through these that Woolner gained further recognition as a sensitive and sought-after portraitist.

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