Death of General Wolfe (after Benjamin West)
James Tassie (Glasgow 1735 - London 1799)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1735 - 1799
Materials
Wax, Wood
Measurements
127 x 149 x 24 mm
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Quebec House, Kent
NT 529199
Summary
Sculpture, Death of General Wolfe (after Benjamin West) by James Tassie (Glasgow 1735 - London 1799). Commemorative plaque in relief (similar to Wedgwood ware) by James Tassie, Scottish gem engraver 1735 to 1799, after West's painting 'Death of General Wolfe'.
Full description
Originally catalogued as a wax plaque, further research into James Tassie and his work identifies it as a ceramic object. This would have been made from a ceramic paste which would have been set in a wax mould, similar to the process famously used by Wedgewood.
Provenance
Formerly part of the Wolfe-Aylward Collection.
Makers and roles
James Tassie (Glasgow 1735 - London 1799), engraver (printmaker) after Benjamin West (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 1738 - London 1820), artist