A stereoscopic view the Britomartis Releasing Amaret sculpture

Date:
1860 - 1870
Reference:
ASC01/01/014
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

This sculpture is one of four created by Joseph Pitts in the 1850s. The sculptures were commissioned by porcelain manufacturers Coalport, and were based on 'The Faerie Queene' by Edmund Spenser. On the reverse of this card is printed an extract from the third book of 'The Faerie Queene' titled 'Britomartis Releasing Amoret'.

Content

This is part of the Series: ASC01/01 A Series Of Stereoscopic Cards; within the Collection: ASC01 Assorted Stereoscopic Cards Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Sculptor: Pitts, Joseph

Photographer: England, William

Keywords

Post Medieval Sculpture, Art And Design