Hannah Dracup, Mrs Henry Lee (1816-1894)
Odoardo Fantacchiotti (1809 - 1877)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1877 (inscribed)
Materials
Marble
Measurements
770 x 465 x 280 mm; 950 x 380 x 380 mm
Place of origin
Florence
Order this imageCollection
Berrington Hall, Herefordshire
NT 618142
Caption
This bust of Vivienne, Lady Cawley’s grandmother was sculpted in Florence and made it to Berrington despite allegedly being dropped in the harbour at Marseilles.
Summary
Marble, Hannah Dracup, Mrs Henry Lee (1816-1894), by Odoardo Fantacchiotti (1809-1877), inscribed Scolpire Firenze 1877. Wife of Henry Lee (1817-1904) of Sedgeley Hall, Prestwich, Manchester, cotton manufacturer and Liberal M.P for Southampton 1880-5. Grandmother of Vivienne, Lady Cawley, who left the bust to Berrington. The bust fell in to the harbour at Marseilles.
Provenance
Bequeathed by Vivienne Lee, Lady Cawley in 1978.
Marks and inscriptions
Scolpire Firenze 1877
Makers and roles
Odoardo Fantacchiotti (1809 - 1877) , sculptor