Identity area
Reference code
RSA/AD/MA/302/19/45
Title
Workmen securing the statue of Minerva on the pediment of Society's House
Date(s)
- 26/5/1994 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
Colour photographic print
6 x 4 inch print
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Scope and content
The figure of Minerva, representing arts, is holding a shield bearing the Gorgon's head and a spear. Three statues were commissioned by Sebastian de Ferranti, a former Vice President of the RSA, to be installed on the pediment of the house as originally proposed by Robert Adam, the architect. The figures were made by Plowden and Smith
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Existence and location of originals
C/28/5
Existence and location of copies
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Journal, vol 142, May 1994, p 16; August/September 1994, p 21
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Creator Victoria 16/10/1998