Pedestal
Laurence MacDonald (Scotland 1799 - Rome 1878)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1856
Materials
Carrara marble
Measurements
762 mm (Height); 610 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1221034.2
Summary
Sculpture, pedestal supporting a Bacchante by Lawrence MacDonald (Gask, Tayside 1799 - Rome 1878), a marble full length figure of a classical nude female. Signed and dated L. Macdonald, Fecit Romae, 1856
Provenance
Acquired by Frederick Vane, 4th Marquess of Londonderry (1805 -1872); by descent; Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009), by whom given to the National Trust in 1976
Marks and inscriptions
L. Macdonald, Fecit Romae 1856
Makers and roles
Laurence MacDonald (Scotland 1799 - Rome 1878), sculptor