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Joseph Engel (1815-1902)
The Amazons and Argonaut 1846
Marble | 184.5 x 151.0 x 78.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 42537
Pavilion Principal Stairs/Vestibule, Osborne House
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White marble sculpture group; a male warrior lies on the ground resting on his left elbow upon a shield, looking up in fear to a female figure in a phrygian cap wielding an axe; she is restrained by a second female clinging to her side.
Provenance
Executed for the Prince Consort and exhibited at the 1851 Great Exihibition
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Medium and techniques
Marble
Measurements
184.5 x 151.0 x 78.0 cm (whole object)
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