Plaque, Cameos
Description
A set of 31 plaster, gilt edged cameos depicting a host of classical scenes. The cameos are individually numbered on the edges and identified on cardboard covers which the cameos originally were held in. They have been framed and mounted behind glass.
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This
set
of
plaster,
gilt
edged
cameos
by
an
unknown
maker
are
after
Bertel
Thorvaldsen,
one
of
the
most
important
European
representatives
of
Neo-Classicist
sculptural
art.
The
set
of
cameos
are
framed
and
mounted
behind
glass
but
it
appears
they
originally
were
contained
in
albums.
Album
covers
relating
to
these
cameos
provide
individual
identification
of
each
cameo.
This
set
belonged
to
Peter
and
Helen
Wilson.
Accession number
A88.475
Collection type
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