sculpture, plaster
ON DISPLAY
sculpture, plaster reproduction of classical (antique) Dying Galatian. In 1878, the Auckland Museum in Princes Street received a gift of 33 casts of antique statuary from a wealthy expatriate Aucklander, Thomas Russell. John Logan Campbell saw the opportunity to establish the first free school of art in Auckland to be located in the Museum. The statues were used as models for figure drawing. Other classical statues were subsequently donated.
Accession number: 53811 Last Update: 22 Dec 2025
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Dying Galatian
Statue of the Dying Galatian
Dying Gaul
Dying Gladiator
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- Covent Garden/London/England
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05 Aug 1878
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1997X1.10 (temporary accession number)
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- Display Room
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