Drawings Roman statue of a Muse, at Wilton House
Object number
LDSAL2020.16.68
Artist/Designer/Maker
Creed, Carey - Artist
Production date
Circa 1730
Material
Paper
Ink
Printer's Ink
Ink
Printer's Ink
Technique
Drawing
Etching (Printing Process)
Etching (Printing Process)
Dimensions
Height: 286mm
Width: 174mm
Width: 174mm
Inscriptions
Inscription content
8-
Urania ye Muse, big as Life of one of ye Oldest fine Greek Sculptures of E. Pembroke's.
Urania ye Muse, big as Life of one of ye Oldest fine Greek Sculptures of E. Pembroke's.
Inscription content
C. Creed f.
References
Reference (free text)
Charles Newton, Notes on the Sculptures at Wilton House (London: John Murray, 1849), p. 28.
This may be the statue of Faustina the elder, which stood in the entrance hall of Wilton House.