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THE PROPERTY OF THE MARQUESS OF CHOLMONDELEY, HOUGHTON HALL, NORFOLK (LOTS 24-42)

A PLASTER BUST OF VULCAN

BY GIOVANNI BATTISTA LOCATELLI (CIRCA 1735-1805), LATE 18TH CENTURY

細節

A PLASTER BUST OF VULCAN
BY GIOVANNI BATTISTA LOCATELLI (CIRCA 1735-1805), LATE 18TH CENTURY
Depicted bearded and wearing a turban, with his head turned to sinister and his shoulders bare; above a cartouche inscribed 'VULCAN' and signed 'LOCATELLI', on an integrally cast circular socle
33 in. (83.8 cm.) high

來源

Almost certainly supplied to Sir Robert Walpole, later 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745) for the 'Marble Hall' at Houghton Hall, Norfolk and by descent at Houghton.

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拍場告示

This bust of Vulcan is likely to have been purchased by George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford (1730-1791) rather than his grandfather the 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745) as stated in the catalogue.

拍品專文

This bust is recorded in the 1792 inventory of Houghton, listed among the 'Marbles on the Table' in the Marble Hall: 'a Busto of Vulcan by do [Loccatelli] in composition'. Locatelli was originally from Verona, and is known to have worked in several centres in north Italy, principally for patrons on the Grand Tour. He moved to London some time around 1775 and would later work for Robert Adam - for whom he executed a chimneypiece at Harewood House - and Eleanor Coade. He left England in 1796 for France where he was eventually granted a pension by Napoleon. His plasters, such as the present, powerfully modelled bust, are to be found in many of the great country houses of England.

HOUGHTON HALL
Houghton was built for Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first Prime Minister and later Earl of Orford. Building commenced in 1722 to designs now thought to be by James Gibbs. Colen Campbell was also involved and Thomas Ripley 'Chief Carpenter to the King's Works' supervised the building. In 1725 Walpole called in William Kent to decorate the interior and design furniture for the state rooms. Sir Robert's great collection of Old Masters now forms the core of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.