Personification of America
attributed to British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1665
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
1950 x 1460 x 55 mm
Order this imageCollection
Dunster Castle, Somerset
NT 726151
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Personfication of America, attributed to English School, circa 1665. A painted sculpture bust of a woman wearing and surrounded by attributes of the continent of (North) America. She wears a feathered headdress, a beaded necklace and earring, and a beaded apron. The bust sits on a stone plinth in an oval sculptural niche surrounded by flowers (including tulips and roses) and laurel leaves. Below, in front of the plinth, is the head of an antelope. See also at Dunster Castle: Personfication of Africa (NT 726149), Personification of Europe (NT 726146), Personfication of Asia (NT 726148).
Provenance
Not recorded in 18th and 19th century inventories; discovered in Dunster Castle summerhouse,1976.
Credit line
Dunster Castle, The Luttrell Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
attributed to British (English) School, publisher
References
Croft-Murray 1962-1970: Edward Croft-Murray, Decorative Painting in England, 1537 - 1837 (2 vols), 1962-1970