Regency Marble Portrait Bust of a Lady by Joseph Gott, c.1840

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Regency Marble Portrait Bust of a Lady by Joseph Gott, c.1840

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Joseph Gott 1785-1860, English. Circa 1840. A fine marble portrait bust of a young lady in classical dress, wearing a floral chaplet. Probably Angelica Catalani (1780-1849). Signed to the reverse: “J. Gott. F.” Joseph Gott was born in Yorkshire in 1785 and was apprenticed to the eminent sculptor, John Flaxman, between 1798-1802. He trained at the Royal Academy Schools from 1805. He exhibited at the British Institution in 1821 and 1822 and the Royal Academy between 1820 and 1848. 1n 1822 Sir Thomas Lawrence gave him a letter of introduction to Antonio Canova in Rome. He subsequently travelled to Rome, where he resided for the rest of his life. He made regular trips to Britain to meet his patrons and to secure commissions. He died in Rome in 1860. T. F. Friedman, writing in the Dictionary of Art (1996), comments that 'Gott was never attracted by the austere neo-Greek style practised by Gibson and Richard James Wyatt: his sculpture is unheroic, pastoral, romantic.' Works by Gott are held by major institutions including The Victoria and Albert Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. A similar portrait bust was sold by Skinner, Boston, 16 July 2006 ($21,150) Select Bibliography: Bilbey, Diane with Trusted, Marjorie, British Sculpture 1470 to 2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2002Gunnis, R., Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, London, 1952Friedman, T. F. and Stevens, T., Joseph Gott 1786-1860 Sculptor, exh. cat., Temple Newsam House, Leeds; Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; Leeds, 1972A.Wells-Cole, ‘John Flaxman and Benjamin Gott of Armley House, Leeds’, Leeds Arts Calendar, no. 63, 1968. Dimensions: 55 cm wide, 29 cm deep, 64 cm high (21 1/2 in wide, 11 in deep, 25 in high).

Attributed to:
Joseph Gott (Sculptor)
Dimensions:
Height: 25.2 in (64 cm)Width: 21.66 in (55 cm)Depth: 11.42 in (29 cm)
Style:
Regency (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Carrara Marble,Marble,Carved
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
1830-1839
Date of Manufacture:
1830
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU6532228000152