Ellen Terry as 'Portia' in The Merchant of Venice
Aristide Louis Fontana (fl.1871 - 1885)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1882
Materials
Marble
Measurements
654 x 310 x 245 mm; 725 mm (Height); 450 mm (Width)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1118519
Summary
Marble, Ellen Terry as 'Portia' in The Trial Scene of The Merchant of Venice, Aristide Louis Fontana (Italy c. 1834; fl. 1871-85), signed and dated 1882, reverse truncation. Presented by Lady Maude Warrender (1870-1945). Mounted on a green possibly Cornish serpentine socle and column. See NT 1118524, the bronzed plaster model.
Marks and inscriptions
Reverse truncation: Aristede Fontana Sc […] / London 1882
Makers and roles
Aristide Louis Fontana (fl.1871 - 1885), sculptor
Exhibition history
Ellen Terry: The Artists' Actress. , Watts Gallery, Surrey, 2014