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A Mosaic Picture

Image credit: Burton Constable Hall

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This piece is possibly referred to in James Byres' list of 30th December 1771 as 'A Mosaic Picture'. Depicted is an antique bust of a bearded man in profile wearing a laurel wreath, reminiscent of depictions of the Emperor Hadrian.

Burton Constable Hall

Skirlaugh

Title

A Mosaic Picture

Date

18th C

Medium

plaster & paint

Measurements

H 39 x W 27 x D (?) cm;
H 39 x W 27 x D (?) cm

Accession number

LDS854

Acquisition method

transferred from the Constable Family to Leeds Museums & Galleries, 1992

Work type

Relief

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Burton Constable Hall

Burton Constable, Skirlaugh, East Riding of Yorkshire HU11 4LN England

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