Personification of Architecture
William Collins I (London 1721 - Tothill 1793)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1760 - 1769
Materials
Boxwood
Measurements
165 x 140 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 959655
Summary
Boxwood, Personification of Architecture by William Collins I (London 1721 – Tothill 1793), 1760s. Boxwood panel carved with a cherub, drawing board, square and dividers representing the art and architecture theme that corresponds with the William Collins tablet on the chimneypiece in the Library, suggesting that this items may have been a practice piece.
Provenance
Purchased with the assistance of the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Christie's Sale 30 April 1990
Makers and roles
William Collins I (London 1721 - Tothill 1793), carver