King Alfred (‘The Great’) (Wantage 846/9 – 899)
Unknown artist
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
circa 1770
Materials
Probably Chilmark stone
Measurements
300 cm (Height)
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 562872
Summary
?Chilmark stone sculpture, King Alfred (‘The Great’) (Wantage 846/9 – 899) by an Unknown sculptor, circa 1770. Full length, slightly to right, with one hand on chest. Mounted in a niche on the south-east front of King Alfred's Tower.
Provenance
Sculpted circa 1770 for King Alfred's Tower.
Makers and roles
Unknown artist, sculptor