Chimneypiece from the Tapestry Room from Croome Court

1760·Marble, lapis lazuli·(at top): H. 64 × W. 81 in. (162.6 × 205.7 cm); (of opening): H. 46 1/4 × W. 48 in. (117.5 × 121.9 cm); (Gr. D.): 7 1/2 in.; (of opening): D. 27 in. (68.6 cm); (of lining): D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)

Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958

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Year: 1760
Medium: Marble, lapis lazuli
Dimensions: (at top): H. 64 × W. 81 in. (162.6 × 205.7 cm); (of opening): H. 46 1/4 × W. 48 in. (117.5 × 121.9 cm); (Gr. D.): 7 1/2 in.; (of opening): D. 27 in. (68.6 cm); (of lining): D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Joseph Wilton

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Joseph Wilton

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Joseph Wilton was an English sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and the academy's third keeper. His works are particularly numerous memorialising the famous Britons in Westminster Abbey.

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Artist: Joseph Wilton
Year: 1760
Medium: Marble, lapis lazuli
Dimensions: (at top): H. 64 × W. 81 in. (162.6 × 205.7 cm); (of opening): H. 46 1/4 × W. 48 in. (117.5 × 121.9 cm); (Gr. D.): 7 1/2 in.; (of opening): D. 27 in. (68.6 cm); (of lining): D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Watts ID: WW-1760-006387

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Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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