- Title:
- Charles James Fox
- Former Title(s):
- Bust of a gentleman [1791, Royal Academy of Arts, London, exhibition catalogue]
- Date:
- 1792
- Materials & Techniques:
- Marble
- Dimensions:
- Overall: 27 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 10 inches (69.2 x 47 x 25.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Chiseled on front of socle: "C. J. FOX | AE1. 43."; on supporting column on back of bust: "Charles James Fox | Aged 43."
Signed and dated by chisel on supporting column on back of bust: "Nollekens Ft. | 1792."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.16
- Classification:
- Sculptures
- Collection:
- Paintings and Sculpture
- Subject Terms:
- man | politician | politics | portrait
- Associated People:
- Fox, Charles James (1749–1806), politician
- Access:
- Not on view
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1461
- Export:
- XML
- IIIF Manifest:
- JSON
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