Thuner

John Michael Rysbrack (1694 - 1770)

V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum)

1728 - 1730

One of seven 'Saxon Deities' executed by Rysbrack, in 1728-30 for Lord Cobham's garden at Stowe. Each was inscribed with the god's name in runic script.

• Medium: limestone
• Dimensions: 170 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £15000 ( Total: £58,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1986
• Vendor: Phillips de Pury

Provenance

Lord Cobham, Stowe, sold in 1848 Stowe sale.

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