Female Putto with Cornucopia: One of the four Elements - Earth
Peter van den Branden (d.1720)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
circa 1700
Materials
Marble
Measurements
915 mm (H)
Place of origin
Holland
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1181075.1
Summary
Marble sculpture, Putto in the Guise of Abundance with a Cornucopia: One of the Four Elements - Earth by Peter van den Branden (fl. Heidleberg c.1714 - 1720), circa 1700. One of a set of four marble figures of putti representing the Elements; this one representing Earth.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Treasury on 21st March, 1963 in lieu of tax, placed on long term loan to the National Trust, then gifted to National Trust on 26th March 1991.
Credit line
Powis Castle, The Powis Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Peter van den Branden (d.1720), sculptor