SculptureBritish18th century

Prince Adolphus of Sweden?

c. 1778

Artists

WedgwoodArtist

Description

Head of a contemporary male in left profile, with hair curled above ears and tied with a ribbon.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Jasperware

Medium

White jasperware head on black ground

Culture

British

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

sight: 2.1 x 1.7 x 1 cm (13/16 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[Frederick Rathbone, London], sold; [through Cooper and Griffith, New York] to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1910, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

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