Antonio Canova in his studio with Henry Tresham

Hugh Douglas Hamilton (1736 - 1808)

V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum)

circa 1788 - 1789

Antonio Canova in his studio with Henry Tresham and a plaster model. The pastle depicts Henry Tresham to the right looking intently at a model of 'Cupid and Psyche' while Antonio Canova, with mallet in hand looks to Henry Tresham.

• Medium: pastel on paper
• Dimensions: 75 x 100 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £262700 ( Total: £525,400; Tax Remission; Export stopped)
• ArtFunded in: 1998
• Vendor: Francis Farmer (through Hazlitt, Gooden and Fox)

Provenance

Probably Marquess Wellesley thence by descent to current owner

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