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The Sleeping Shepherd Boy

John Gibson, 1818–1819

The first life-size figure modelled by Gibson in Rome as a pupil of Canova; in the neoclassical tradition. This example was the second commission in marble, done for Algernon Percy, Lord Prudhoe (later 4th Duke of Northumberland) before 1841. Statue on a rectangular marble pedestal, with an inscription in bronze letters on the front 'REPOSE', 1818-1819.

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Title of artwork, date

The Sleeping Shepherd Boy, 1818–1819

Date supported

1989

Medium and material

Marble

Dimensions

112 x 104 x 55 cm

Grant

7500

Total cost

48000

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