A WHITE MARBLE BUST OF MRS BEAUMONT, by R J Wyatt, shown looking to her right, her hair coiled in a bun with drapery about her shoulders, signed R.J. WYATT ROME. 1833 and entitled MRS BEAUMONT, on a circular spreading socle, second quarter 19th century

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A WHITE MARBLE BUST OF MRS BEAUMONT, by R J Wyatt, shown looking to her right, her hair coiled in a bun with drapery about her shoulders, signed R.J. WYATT ROME. 1833 and entitled MRS BEAUMONT, on a circular spreading socle, second quarter 19th century

26¼in. (66.6cm.) high

拍品专文

Richard James Wyatt (d. 1850) was initially apprenticed to John Rossi R.A., went on to join the academy schools and became a protege of Sir Thomas Lawrence who introduced him to Canova while the latter was on a visit to England. In 1821 he moved to Rome and worked in Canova's studio until Canova's death the following year He spent the rest of his life in Rome and by the time of his own death he had become one of the most celebrated sculptors in the city.