The Achilles in Hyde Park

Author

Busco, Marie F.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Burlington magazine. 1988, Num. 1029, Vol. 130, 920-924, 7 ill.

ISSN

0007-6287

Abstract (en)

Discusses the bronze sculpture, 1822, by Richard Westmacott, placed near Apsley House, London, as a tribute to the Duke of Wellington. Deals with the public's reaction to the monument, reported in the press often through humorous cartoons, including prints by George Cruikshank.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Sculpture -- United Kingdom
• Great Britain
• 1800-1900
• Westmacott, Richard II, 1775-1856
• Sculpture
• Hyde Park||London (GBR)
• Achilles
• Prints
• Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
• Cartoons (humorous drawings)
• London (GBR)
• Commemorative monuments
• Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, duke of, 1769-1852
• Taste (aesthetics)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Sculpture -- Royaume-Uni
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1800-1900
• Westmacott, Richard II, 1775-1856
• Sculpture
• Hyde Park||London (GBR)
• Achille
• Estampe
• Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
• Dessin humoristique
• London (GBR)
• Monument commémoratif
• Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, duke of, 1769-1852
• Goût (esthétique)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910401-00449315

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