Building record 1156702036 - STATUE OF SHEPHERD BOY WITH HIS DOG, 150M W. OF THE AVIARY

Summary

Early nineteenth century marble garden statue carved in about 1817

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1124337: STATUE OF SHEPERD BOY WITH HIS DOG, CIRCA 150 METRES WEST OF THE AVIARY

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  • STATUE (Designed about 1817, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Grade II. Statue. Circa 1817, by Bertel Thorvaldsen. Carved marble. Shows nude shepherd bay sitting on a fleece on a tree stump, holding a crook, and with his dog sitting beside him. On splayed stone pedestal with moulded panels, base and cornice. (Catalogue No. 93)(B1).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p81.
  • <2>SBC4631 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 1994. REGISTER OF PARKS & GARDENS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST IN ENGLAND: PART 4: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. 4.
  • <3>SBC4649 Bibliographic reference: S Eriksen. 1965. WADDESDON MANOR: A GUIDE TO THE HOUSE AND ITS CONTENTS.

Location

Grid reference SP 72940 16533 (point)
Civil Parish WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Nov 4 2021 4:00PM

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