A Sphinx
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (London 1807 - 1889)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1845
Materials
Sandstone
Measurements
1503 mm (H); 1808 mm (W); 803 mm (D)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Biddulph Grange Garden, Staffordshire
NT 104408
Summary
Sandstone, Sphinx by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (London 1807 - 1889). Sculpture of Sphinx couchant on double plinth by Waterhouse Hawkins, 1845. Damage to nose.
Provenance
Commissioned by James Bateman, the accomplished horticulturist, and his wife Maria - who moved to Biddulph Grange from nearby Knypersley Hall in around 1840 when they redesigned the gardens with help from the artist Edward William Cooke (1811 – 1880) - from the sculptor in 1845; then given to their son in 1868 who sold the property to Robin Heath in 1871 and by descent to his son; acquired with Biddulph Grange Garden by the National Trust in 1988.
Marks and inscriptions
heiroglyphic inscription
Makers and roles
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (London 1807 - 1889) , sculptor