The Hon. Elizabeth Albana Upton, Marchioness of Bristol (1775-1844)
Lorenzo Bartolini (Vernio, Tuscany 1777 – Florence 1850)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1815 - 1818
Materials
Marble
Measurements
720 mm high
Place of origin
Florence
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852210
Summary
White marble on white marble socle, The Hon. Elizabeth Albana Upton, Marchioness of Bristol (1775-1844) by Lorenzo Bartolini (Vernio, Tuscany 1777 – Florence 1850), circa 1815/18. Portrait bust of the Marchioness of Bristol who married Frederick William Hervey, 5th Earl of Bristol and 1st Marquess of Bristol in 1798. It was carved in Florence, during the family's prolonged European tour (1817-21). it a apir with a bust of her husband which ended up at Felbrigg Hall. The facial features are not idealised but have crrated a notion of a fleeting glance wherby she coud be looking lovingly at her husband. The chiselling is decisive and delicate both of the refined facial features and the hair.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Credit line
Ickworth House, The Bristol Collectioin (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1966)
Makers and roles
Lorenzo Bartolini (Vernio, Tuscany 1777 – Florence 1850), sculptor
Exhibition history
Lorenzo Bartolini: Ideal Beauty and Natural Beauty, Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence, 2011 - 2012, no.26b
References
Kenworthy-Browne 1978 John A. Kenworthy-Browne, “Sculptor and revolutionary. British portraits by Bartolini.” Country Life 8 June 1978, pp.1655-6, fig. 2 Lorenzo Bartolini Beauty and Truth in Marble (Franca Falletti, Silvestra Bietoletti, Annarita Caputo), Galleria dell'Accademia 31st May - 6th November 2011, no. 26b, pp. 236-7