FDA-Sc.22-2017
Parts
Object number
FDA-Sc.22-2017
Object type
Identification
Title
William IV
Description
Sculpted bust showing a man with short hair, clean shaven, in classical robes
Comments
The young gentlemen now at Eton are about to place a bust of his late Majesty, to be executed by Sir Francis Chantrey, in the Upper School, as proof of the loss they have sustained.’
[Source: London Courier and Evening Standard, 31 July 1837]
'The bust of his late Majesty, William the Fourth, the expense of which was defrayed by subscription by the Eton Boys, some few years ago, has been placed in the upper school.'
[Morning Chronicle, Tuesday, 9 December 1845]
'William IV is represented by a splendid head, with a nautical windiness about it that approximates to a continental bravura. Sir Francis Chantrey, who is responsible for it, was a great man, at the moment underrated.'
['Eton Busts' by Oliver Van Oss, Etoniana, No.123, November 29, 1969, p.356-357]
[Source: London Courier and Evening Standard, 31 July 1837]
'The bust of his late Majesty, William the Fourth, the expense of which was defrayed by subscription by the Eton Boys, some few years ago, has been placed in the upper school.'
[Morning Chronicle, Tuesday, 9 December 1845]
'William IV is represented by a splendid head, with a nautical windiness about it that approximates to a continental bravura. Sir Francis Chantrey, who is responsible for it, was a great man, at the moment underrated.'
['Eton Busts' by Oliver Van Oss, Etoniana, No.123, November 29, 1969, p.356-357]
Other number
FDA-A.122-2010
Description
Content (person)
William, 1765 - 1837 (Sitter)
Dimension note
31in. high
Inscription
Lettered on the wall sconce that supports the bust: 'KING WILLIAM IV'
Material
marble
Production
Person
Chantrey, Francis Leggatt (Sir), 1781 - 1841 (Sculptor)
Date
1836
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Donated to Eton College by Eton boys in 1837
References
• Gunnis, R., Dictionary of British Scultpors 1660-1851 (p.95)
