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Creator:
unknown artist nineteenth century
after Hubert Gerhard, ca. 1540–before 1621
Formerly attributed to Grinling Gibbons, 1648–1721
Formerly studio of Grinling Gibbons, 1648–1721
Title:
Augustus
Former Title(s):
James II
Date:
early 19th century
Materials & Techniques:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 7/8 x 10 x 8 1/2 inches (50.5 x 25.4 x 21.6 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13
Classification:
Sculptures
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:
emperor | portrait | Roman (style or period)
Associated People:
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (63 BC–AD 14)
Access:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7426
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In 1685, King Charles II died of a stroke in 1685, having probably converted to catholicism on his deathbed. Charles was succeeded by his younger brother the Duke of York (after whom New York City was named a little earlier). The Duke and Duchess, who was also catholic, reigned briefly as King James II. This splendid bronze statuette was probably made after James's accession. It has been attributed to the Dutch expatriate woodcarver and sculptor Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721), who produced a number of works for James and his queen, Mary of Modena (of whom there are two portraits hanging in the next bay), including a fine, full-sized bronze statue (1688) which today stands outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square.

Gallery label for installation of YCBA collection, 2005

Taste & Beauty in Three Dimensions: Paul Mellon and British Sculpture (Yale Center for British Art, 2002-10-23 - 2004-02-15) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Noble Simplicity and Silent Greatness - Neoclassical Art from 1700 - 1900 (Yale University Art Gallery, 1991-04-26 - 1991-09-29) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Crown Pictorial - Art and the British Monarchy (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-12-05 - 1991-02-17) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Linda Colley, Crown Pictorial : Art and the British Monarchy : Exhibition Labels, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1990, p. 16, no.40, N8219 K5 C761 1990 (YCBA) [YCBA]

Linda Colley, Crown Pictorial : Art and the British Monarchy, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1990, p. 30, no. 40, N8219 K5 C76 1990 (YCBA) [YCBA]

Taste & beauty in three dimensions : Paul Mellon and British sculpture, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Conn., 2002, p. [3], no. 2, V 1426 (YCBA) [YCBA]


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