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The De Vesci Seal

Alfred GilbertWW-1891-006673

1891·Patinated and gilt silver, gold, enamel, turquoise, glass and heliotrope intaglio·Height: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)

Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1992

Catalogue

Year: 1891
Medium: Patinated and gilt silver, gold, enamel, turquoise, glass and heliotrope intaglio
Dimensions: Height: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Alfred Gilbert

Artist

Alfred Gilbert

Sculpture

Sir Alfred Gilbert was an English sculptor. He was born in London and studied sculpture under Joseph Boehm, Matthew Noble, Édouard Lantéri and Pierre-Jules Cavelier. His first work of importance was The Kiss of Victory, followed by the trilogy of Perseus Arming, Icarus and Comedy and Tragedy. His most creative years were from the late 1880s to the mid-1890s, when he produced several celebrated works such as a memorial for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria and the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain Anteros on Piccadilly Circus.

London, UK

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