Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
collection of the Mackelvie Trust Board, Auckland, 1932 (691), on loan to Auckland War Memorial Museum, 1932.233, 18033.9, N2294
Collection
Primary Maker
Place
Date
1872
Associated Notes
Art Union of London Medal : William Etty 1872
"20. ETTY (1872) ... The profile head, looking left, is based on a self-portrait in the Manchester City Art Gallery. William Etty spent his whole working life in mastering the subtleties of modelling and colour in painting the nude. The reverse shows his work 'Venus and Cupid descending'
(See Farr William Etty, pi. 18). Thirty silver medals were allotted in 1872; six more in 1873."
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
1872
Period
Signature/marks
ETTY (legend)
1787-1849 (legend)
G.G. ADAMS. SC. (medallist's name)
ART-UNION OF LONDON 1872. (legend)
Media
Measurement Description
57mm diameter
Measurement Reading
Subject Category
Classification
Last Update
15 May 2023
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