Charlotte Lucy Beatrix Egerton (b.1824)
Richard Westmacott III, RA (London 1799 - London 1872)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1842
Materials
Marble
Measurements
685 mm (27 in) high
Place of origin
London
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Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1298530
Summary
Marble, Charlotte Lucy Beatrix Egerton (b.1824) by Richard Westmacott III, RA (London 1799 - London 1872). A marble bust of a Victorian lady wearing her hair in ringlets caught round her ears. This bust was identified in 1995 by Tim Knox (National Trust Architectural Historian) and Maggie McKean as being a sculpture of Charlotte Lucy Beatrix Egerton (b.1824), the only daughter of Wilbraham and Elizabeth Egerton. The sculpture was commissioned in 1842 from Richard Westmacott, the Younger (1799-1872), probably to commemorate the coming of age of Miss Egerton. Three years later, Miss Egerton died of a bronchial affliction aged 21 and an elaborate memorial was created in her honour in white and grey marble in the Church of St Mary in Rostherne by Richard Westmacott.
Makers and roles
Richard Westmacott III, RA (London 1799 - London 1872), sculptor