DATED 1847

Details

AN EARLY VICTORIAN BRONZE MODEL OF IRIS ASCENDING
DATED 1847
The scantily clad figure shown rising from a rocky outcrop, inscribed to the reverse MODELLED EXPRESSLY FOR THE ART-UNION OF LONDON BY W.B.KIRK AND EXECUTED IN BRONZE BY J.A.HATFIELD 1847
21¾in. (55cm.) high

Provenance

Christie's, South Kensington, 7 February 2001, lot 142.

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Lot Essay

William Boynton Kirk (1824-1900) produced this model of Iris Ascending in 1847 for the Art Union of London. It is a reducution of the marble statue executed in 1844 which is now housed in Marlborough House.

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