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Mona or The Moon

John Michael Rysbrack

Art Funded
1992
Dimensions
180 cm
Vendor
Maria Davila
This sculpture is one of a series of statues commemorating the Saxon gods and goddesses who gave their names to the days of the week.

The deities erected by Lord Cobham in the gardens had an overt political message and were intended to evoke the ancient native liberties associated with the Druids, and by implication to condemn the tyranny of absolutist rulers on the Continent.

Provenance

Commissioned by Sir Richard Temple, Viscount Cobbham, for his grounds at Stowe.

Portland stone

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