Pan
British (English) School
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1900 - 1920
Materials
Lead, stone
Measurements
610 x 680 x 370 mm
Place of origin
United Kingdom
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515142
Summary
Lead, Pan, British (English) School, c. 1900-20. A three-quarter bust of Pan holding pipes, cast in lead in the first quarter of the 20th century. Pan, the Arcadian deity, horned, wearing a goat skin, and holding his traditional attribute of a syrinx or pan-flute, smiling mischievously. The bust deeply moulded, accentuating the curls of the hair and facial features. Originally mounted on a tapering stone pillar carved with goat hooves to form a term. An identical model sold by Architectural Heritage (stock number 13336/GSO).
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Credit line
Anglesey Abbey, The Fairhaven Collection (The National Trust)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, sculptor