Admiral Sir George Anson, Baron Anson of Soberton (1697-1762)
Joseph Wilton (London 1722 - Wanstead 1803)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1750
Materials
Marble
Measurements
700 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1271319
Summary
Marble sculpture, Admiral Sir George Anson, Baron Anson of Soberton (1697-1762) by Joseph Wilton, RA (London 1722 - Wanstead 1803). One of two white marble busts of Admiral Lord Anson and his wife Lady Elizabeth Yorke (daughter of 1st Earl of Hardwicke), on circular socles, mounted on pink marble column pedestals.
Makers and roles
Joseph Wilton (London 1722 - Wanstead 1803) Louis-François Roubiliac (Lyon 1702 – London 1762), sculptor