On colouring statues : Some observations on ancient and modern polychromy in sculpture.

Richard Westmacott the Younger RA

RA Collection: Book

Record number

23/681

Author

Imprint

London: Archaeological Institute, MDCCCLIX

Physical Description

28 p.; 218 mm.

General Note

"Revised and reprinted from a paper read at the meeting of the Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, held at Cambridge in 1854, and published in the Archaeological Journal, Vol. XII." [from title-page] The printer statement is found at the bottom of p. 28, 'Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars, London.'

Provenance

Inscribed in ink in top right corner of the title-page, 'Library, Royal Academy / from the Writer. / 1859.'

Subject

Polychromy - Sculpture

Contributors