In Tate Britain
Walk Through British Art: 1840
Free entry- Artist
- Amelia Robertson Hill 1820–1904
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Object: 950 × 700 × 420 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by Tate Patrons 2014
- Reference
- T14173
Display caption
Hill came from the artistic Paton family and was herself a prominent Scottish sculptor, contributing three figures to the Scott Monument in Edinburgh. There is no reliable likeness of Percy Bysshe Shelley as an adult, and Hill’s fascination for the Romantic poet translated into this monumental idealised bust. A prized possession, she kept it until she died, prominently displayed in the large vestibule of her studio home.
Gallery label, November 2016
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