One of two versions of the same figure 'Lycidas' in wax and in bronze, the bronze version is in the Tate Gallery. Wax over wood, the original model. One of nineteen gifts to fifteen museums by Sir Michael Sadler through the Art Fund between 1921 and 1942.
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Title of artwork, date
Figure of 'Lycidas', 1905
Date supported
1910
Medium and material
Wax
Dimensions
157 cm
Gifted by
Mr & Mrs Michael Sadler
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