Plaster bust of Dame Ellen Terry (1847-1928) as 'Portia' in William Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'
Aristide Louis Fontana (fl.1871 - 1885)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Plaster
Measurements
247 x 142 x 93 mm
Order this imageCollection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1118532
Summary
Plaster, Ellen Terry as 'Portia' in The Trial Scene of The Merchant of Venice, Aristide Louis Fontana (Italy c. 1834; fl. 1871-85), inscribed on reverse truncation 'PUBLISHED BY LADY MAUD WARRENDER 1931/ ELLEN TERRY AS PORTIA'. See NT 1118524 for the bronzed plaster model (1880) and NT 1118519 for the finished marble (1882).
Marks and inscriptions
'Presented by Lady Maud Warrender 1931' (engraved on side)
Makers and roles
Aristide Louis Fontana (fl.1871 - 1885), sculptor