King Henry III
3 of 23 portraits by Domenico Brucciani
© National Portrait Gallery, London
King Henry III
by Elkington & Co, cast by Domenico Brucciani, after William Torel
electrotype, 1873, based on a work of circa 1291
44 in. (1118 mm) high
Purchased, 1870
Primary Collection
NPG 341
Artistsback to top
- Domenico Brucciani (1815-1880), Sculptor. Artist or producer associated with 23 portraits.
- Elkington & Co, Sculptors. Artist or producer associated with 22 portraits.
- William Torel (active 1291-1293), Sculptor. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
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This electrotype is a copy from the from the upper part of the gilt bronze tomb effigy in Westminster Abbey which was completed by William Torel on Edward I's orders in 1291. It is one of a series of electrotype reproductions of tomb effigies made for the National Portrait Gallery by Elkington & Co in the 1870s. An electrotype sculpture of this type is made by electro-deposition of copper onto a mould or cast of an object. The electrotype could then be patinated like bronze.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 295
- Strong, Roy, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 1969, p. 140
- Williamson, David, The National Portrait Gallery: History of the Kings and Queens of England, 1998, p. 53
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