Hope and Cupid
Relief
ca. 1780 - ca. 1810 (made)
ca. 1780 - ca. 1810 (made)
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This ivory relief represents Hope and Cupid and its courtly style suggests it may be French, probably Dieppe, and dating from the late eighteenth century. Although attributed to Voyez on acquisition, this reflects rather a tradition of ascribing ivories in this style to the British ceramic modeller John Voyez, who was active in the late eighteenth century. He is not however known to have worked in ivory. This ivory seems more likely to have been made in France, probably Dieppe (see also 115-1878).
Object details
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| Title | Hope and Cupid (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ivory in wood frame with leather back, with inset brass frame and brass ring for suspension |
| Brief description | Relief, pierced ivory in inset brass frame, Hope and Cupid, unknown sculptor, France (probably Dieppe), ca. 1780 - ca. 1810 |
| Physical description | The circular pierced ivory relief shows Hope seated with an anchor with Cupid at her side, his sheaf of arrows on the ground beside his flaming torch. In the background is a ship at sea and a ruined building. A spring gushes forth from the wall nearby. Inscribed beneath are the words: 'L'esperance nourrit L'amour' (Hope nourishes Love). The relief is set in a wood frame with leather back, with inset brass ring and a brass ring for suspension. An old printed label on the back notes that this object was 'lot 66. original papier mache frame 4 1/8 in. square.' This frame may have been subsequently replaced by the present frame. The number '340' is also inscribed in ink on the back. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'L'esperance nourrit L'amour' (beneath the figurative ivory scene)
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| Credit line | Given by Professor J. and Mrs Ann Hull Grundy |
| Object history | Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs Ann Hull Grundy, Watch Cottage, Hampshire in 1978. |
| Production | formerly attributed to Voyez |
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| Summary | This ivory relief represents Hope and Cupid and its courtly style suggests it may be French, probably Dieppe, and dating from the late eighteenth century. Although attributed to Voyez on acquisition, this reflects rather a tradition of ascribing ivories in this style to the British ceramic modeller John Voyez, who was active in the late eighteenth century. He is not however known to have worked in ivory. This ivory seems more likely to have been made in France, probably Dieppe (see also 115-1878). |
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| Accession number | A.114-1978 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2009 |
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