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Sir Francis Chantrey (1781-1841)
Mrs. Jordan, nee Dorothea Bland (1761-1816) 1834
Marble | 137.2 x 68.60 x 94.0 cm; 95000 g (Weight) (whole object) | RCIN 2177
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Marble group of Mrs. Jordan, actress and mistress of William IV when Duke of Clarence, seated, with one of her children leaning against her leg, and an infant in her lap. She wears classical dress and looks down to the baby in her arms. A mask of Comedy and pan pipes sit at her feet. On a rectangular green marble plinth.
Provenance
Commissioned from Chantrey by William IV in 1831; completed in 1834; in 1837 passed to the 1st Earl of Munster; bequeathed to Queen Elizabeth II by Lord Munster in 1975 and arrived at Buckingham Palace in May 1980.
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Medium and techniques
Marble
Measurements
137.2 x 68.60 x 94.0 cm; 95000 g (Weight) (whole object)
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