The Wounded Amazon
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848 - 1919)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1870
Materials
Marble
Measurements
2380 x 750 x 750 mm
Place of origin
Rome
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Cliveden Estate, Buckinghamshire
NT 766244
Summary
Sculpture, white marble on a lazy susan marble pedestal comprised of four separate sections which were designed to turn 360 degrees. The wounded Amazon by William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848-1919). Stands on her left leg, the right half bent. Her left arm is outstretched to hold a rustic pile of stones while her right is held over her chest wound. She wears a short flimsy tunic and her hair is drawn back from a central parting. Her eyes are cast down. An arrow lies on the circular base. Pedestal inscribed with rest of block being carved with key pattern panels in low relief. The original brass handle holds to aid the turning of the statue on its base are extant on the bottom of the figure’s circular base.
Marks and inscriptions
The Wounded Amazon
Makers and roles
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848 - 1919), sculptor