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The British sculptor Joseph Gott lived and worked in Rome, the birthplace of neo-classicism, of which style he was a late exponent. His repertoire was broad, but his animal groups attracted the greatest praise from his contemporaries, one of whom acclaimed him as the 'Landseer of marble'. He made various sculptures featuring greyhounds, inspired by classical examples but convincingly modelled from life, although the composition of the Barber marble is unique.

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Birmingham

Title

Greyhound with Puppies

Date

c.1825–1827

Medium

carved white marble, on a variegated marble base

Measurements

H 43 x W 55 x D 37.5 cm

Accession number

2019.1

Acquisition method

purchased with the assistance of the Art Fund, the Arts Council England/Victoria and Albert Purchase Grant Fund and Tomasso Brothers Fine Art UK, 2019