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Trotting horse 1600
Bronze | 27.3 x 28.0 x 11.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 35467
Pietro Tacca (1577-1640)
Trotting horse 1600
Pietro Tacca (1577-1640)
Trotting horse 1600
Pietro Tacca (1577-1640)
Trotting horse 1600
Pietro Tacca (1577-1640)
Trotting horse 1600
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A bronze figure of a pacing stallion, with head slightly tilted to the right and mouth open, with right foreleg and rear left leg raised. The bronze has a dark brown patina. Mounted on a plain rectangular plinth.
Bronzes of this model, which reproduces the pose of Giambologna's equestrian monument to Grand Duke Cosimo I de'Medici in Florence (1599), were made in large numbers, and one was presented to Henry, Prince of Wales in 1611. In this example the golden lacquered surface was subsequently replaced with a dark and even finish which lends it a deceptively modern appearance.Provenance
This statuette is the only survivor in the Royal Collection of the 15 small bronzes cast by Tacca in 1611 from models by Giambologna as a gift from the Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Tuscany to Henry, Prince of Wales. Presumably sold under the Commonwealth and recovered at the Restoration; at Kensington Palace in 1818.
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Medium and techniques
Bronze
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27.3 x 28.0 x 11.5 cm (whole object)
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