Various Properties
AN ENGLISH BRONZE FIGURE OF GENERAL GORDON, cast from a model by Hamo Thornycroft, shown standing with his left foot resting on a broken cannon, holding a bible in his left hand, and resting his chin on his right, signed and dated HAMO THORNYCROFT RA SC 1888, inscribed at the front CHARLES GEORGE GORDON, late 19th Century
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AN ENGLISH BRONZE FIGURE OF GENERAL GORDON, cast from a model by Hamo Thornycroft, shown standing with his left foot resting on a broken cannon, holding a bible in his left hand, and resting his chin on his right, signed and dated HAMO THORNYCROFT RA SC 1888, inscribed at the front CHARLES GEORGE GORDON, late 19th Century
14 5/8in. (37.2cm.) high
14 5/8in. (37.2cm.) high
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
E.Manning, Marble and Bronze, The Art and Life of Hamo Thornycroft, London, 1982, pp.100-109.
The model of General Gordon was originally commissioned in 1885 and on completion was to be erected in Trafalgar Square. Sculpting his model, Hamo Thornycroft was anxious to obtain personal descriptions of his subject. Such descriptions proved to be rather contradictory, General Gordon being described as 'rather hump-backed' by one acquaintance but as someone who 'sat up well' by another. The General's brother urged Thornycroft to make the model 'as little military as possible'.
A similar model sold at Sotheby's, London, 23rd November, 1990.
E.Manning, Marble and Bronze, The Art and Life of Hamo Thornycroft, London, 1982, pp.100-109.
The model of General Gordon was originally commissioned in 1885 and on completion was to be erected in Trafalgar Square. Sculpting his model, Hamo Thornycroft was anxious to obtain personal descriptions of his subject. Such descriptions proved to be rather contradictory, General Gordon being described as 'rather hump-backed' by one acquaintance but as someone who 'sat up well' by another. The General's brother urged Thornycroft to make the model 'as little military as possible'.
A similar model sold at Sotheby's, London, 23rd November, 1990.