George Wythes (1811-1883)
Michael Wagmüller (1839 - Munich 1881)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1870
Materials
Marble
Measurements
73 x 52 cm
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852232
Summary
Sculpture, white marble on white marble socle, George Wythes (1811-1883) by Michael Wagmüller (Munich 1839 - 1881). Portrait bust of George Wythes. Inscribed 'Muenchen 1870 - M.Wagmueller'. George Wythes was a wealthy Victorian public works contractor. His granddaughter, Alice Frances Theodora, became the 4th Marchioness of Bristol. Wythes died before she was born and she inherited her grandfather's wealth. It was this money that helped restore the fortunes of Ickworth.
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.
Marks and inscriptions
Muenchen 1870 - M.Wagmueller.
Makers and roles
Michael Wagmüller (1839 - Munich 1881), sculptor