Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901

Location

Country: Italy
City: Rome
Place: British Embassy

People

Victoria (1819 - 1901)

Places

Subjects

female portrait, woman, crown

Materials & Techniques

marble, bust (as object name), marble bust, lettering, gilded

Artist

John (after) Gibson (1790 - 1866)
Benjamin Gibson (1811 - 1851)

Title

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901

Date

1847

Medium

Marble bust with gilded lettering

Dimensions

height: 57.00 cm, width: 38.00 cm, depth: 28.00 cm

Acquisition

Origin uncertain; possibly gift from Prince Anatole Demidoff

Inscription

bc: VICTORIA REGINA ; on base, front: AL PRINCIPE ANATOLIO DEMIDOFF / IN SAN DONATO IL 15. APRIL 1847. / OFFRIVANO RICONOSCENTI / I MEMBRI DELLA COMMISSONE / PER SOCCORRERE GL'IRLANDESI E SCOZZESI / AFFLITTI DALLA CARESTIA ; on base, left face: P.PE C. PONIATOWSKI / P.PE G. PONIATOWSKI / M.SE ZAPPI / BARONE POILLY / CONTE SANGIORGIO / CAV.E. L. FRESCOBOLDI / R BAYLY ESQ / H HALL ESQ. / I.L. MAGUAY ESQ / T MARCH ESQ / C.B. SMYTH ESQ / F.G. SLOAN ESQ ; on base, right face: SIR G. HAMILTON / LORD VERNON / HON: R.E. PLUNKETT / RT: HON: SIR F. ADAM / HON: P.C. SCARLETT / HON: CAPT: VIVIAN / T. WESSERBURN ESQ. / A. VANSITTART ESQ. / C. MONRO ESQ. / C. PLOWDEN ESQ. / A. FRENCH ESQ. / E. BAKER ESQ. ; verso: TYPUS I GIBSON ECTYUS B GIBSON

Provenance

Commissioned by the Committee of the British Association in Rome; by whom presented to Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato (1813-1870) in recognition of his support of the Irish Famine Fund; acquired by the Government Picture Collection by February 1980

GAC number

15483