AN ENGLISH WHITE MARBLE BUST OF WILLIAM OVEREND Q.C., by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, the judge shown bewigged and in robes of office, signed J. E. BOEHM. FECIT., inscribed and dated on the reverse WILLIAM OVEREND ESQ.R Q.C. 1871, on turned white marble socle inscribed WILLIAM OVEREND Q C, second half 19th Century

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AN ENGLISH WHITE MARBLE BUST OF WILLIAM OVEREND Q.C., by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, the judge shown bewigged and in robes of office, signed J. E. BOEHM. FECIT., inscribed and dated on the reverse WILLIAM OVEREND ESQ.R Q.C. 1871, on turned white marble socle inscribed WILLIAM OVEREND Q C, second half 19th Century
30½in. (77.5cm.) high

Provenance

Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield
Christie's, 20 March 1984, lot 25

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
M. Stocker, Royalist and Realist, The Life and Work of Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, New York, 1988, p. 402, no. 94

Lot Essay

Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm (1834-90) established himself as one of the principal sculptors of the day in England, and his skill in capturing the character of his sitter together with the realism of contemporary dress brought him great success as a portraitist. He portrayed Queen Victoria and Prince Albert several times, as well as capturing the likeness of many celebrities, such as Franz Liszt, Benjamin Disraeli and Charles Darwin. The present bust reflects Boehm's ability to execute a realistic portrait while maintaining a formal atmosphere appropriate to the sitter and medium.

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