Design for the monument to British naval victories with a statue of Britannia.
Title
Design for the monument to British naval victories with a statue of Britannia .
Creator
Flaxman, John (English sculptor, draftsman, and designer, 1755-1826) Blake, William (English artist and author, 1757-1827)
Date
1799
Cultural Context
British English European
Style/Period
Neoclassical
Subject
Unbuilt projects Monuments Victories Navies Naval warfare Warfare War Campaigns & battles Nationalism Allegories Symbols Women Helmets Shields Armor Spears Lions Wild cats Animals Pedestals Inscriptions Carriages & coaches Horses
Description
Design : John Flaxman . Engraved by William Blake .
Location Depicted
England Great Britain United Kingdom
Measurements
8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in (21 x 14.6 cm)
Technique
Printing (process) Engraving (printing process) Intaglio printing Printmaking
Inscription
Statue base: BRITANNIA / BY DIVINE PROVIDENCE / TRIUMPHANT. Bottom right beneath image: Blake sculp. Beneath image: A Colofsal [sic?] Statue 230 feet high proposed to be erected on Greenwich hill. Top right above image: Frontispiece. Right of image: Scale of Feet.
Work Type
Prints Engravings Intaglio prints Designs (concepts) Projects (artistic concepts)
Repository
British Museum (London, England, United Kingdom)
Source
Eisenman, Stephen F. Nineteenth Century Art: A Critical History. 3rd ed. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2007. (fig. 4.4, p.107)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Eisenman courtesy: The Trustees of the British Museum, London.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 1157-03.jpg
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