Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Bronze Busts by Hubert le Sueur in the Royal Collection


The Bronze Busts by Hubert le Sueur 
in the Royal Collection.

All the photographs below courtesy the Royal Collection

Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2017

All these busts are currently located in the upper Orangery at Hampton Court.
The socles have been cast separately.

These busts were commissioned by Charles I and cast by Hubert le Sueur - they were acquired in 1736/7 Invoiced at £30 each the final price paid was £24.

For the most recent studies of the works of Le Sueur see - Studies in Sculpture by Charles Avery, pub. Victoria and Albert Museum, 1981.



Unidentified subject
Bronze

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Archimedes
Bronze
Height 57 cms overall.





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Aristides
Bronze
Height 58.5 cms overall.




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Epicurus
Bronze
Height 59.5 cms. Overall.




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Socrates
Bronze
Height 60 cms. Overall.



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Called Euripides
Bronze
Height 60.5 cms overall



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Solon.
Bronze
Height 66 cms. Overall.


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Zeno
Bronze
Height 62.5 cms Overall.

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Brutus.
Bronze.
Height 62 cms. Overall.


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Diogenes
Bronze
Height 63 cms. Overall.


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Homer
Bronze
Height 67 cms Overall.


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Unidentified Man
Bronze
Height 67 cms. Overall.



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