© Burton Constable Hall
Portraits of William Constable
Artist: Giovanni Pichler (1734 - 1791)
Location: Burton Constable Hall
Date: 1771
Materials: agate & gold (cameo); cornelian intagio & gold (seal)
Grant:
Amount Paid: £5,400 (Total: £11,400)
Vendor: S J Phillips
Review number: 4931 (2001)
Provenance:
Commissioned from Pichler by William Constable (1721-91); by descent to Raleigh Charles Joseph Chicester-Constable; probably sold circa 1950.
Description:
Cameo set in a gold brooch (6.25 cms across) and Cornelian intagio set in a gold seal (2.5 cms high) depicting portraits of William Constable. Pichler specialised in carving portrait cameos/intaglios for Grand Tourists in Rome.
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