Nymph on an Eagle
French School
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1660 - 1710
Materials
Ormolu
Measurements
435 x 240 x 205 mm
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515085
Summary
Sculpture, ormolu, Nymph on an Eagle, French School. One of a pair of ormolu figures - nymph partially draped and seated on eagle, shaped base with applique acanthus leaves, scrolled feet with beasts' heads. Louis XIV
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Makers and roles
French School, sculptor