Sujet

Goodwood Races: the Goodwood Cup, 1862. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Goodwood Races: the Goodwood Cup, 1862. 'The racing trophy selected for the Goodwood Cup, which was won by Lord William Powlett's Tim Whiffler, is a silver candelabrum, or centrepiece, for lights or fruit, from the manufactory of Messrs. London and Ryder...Around the base of the candelabrum - a "symbol of light" - are seated the Greek, Latin, and English poets - viz., Homer, Virgil, and Milton, the three great lights of literature; surrounding the base are the celebrated lines of Dryden: "Three poets, in three distant ages born, &c". The chased pillar, or shaft, supports a novel arrangement in the form of an Etruscan tazza of glass, containing fruit; above are placed four pretty flamingo-boys, as "genii of goodness," carolling and rejoicing over the Genius of Poesy. On the summit is placed a winged figure of Fame scattering her wreaths; and six fantastic descending branches for lights issue from quaint masks beneath her feet'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

Date

1862

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A09_232

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

9,7Mo (633,2Ko) / 11,2cm x 21,6cm / 1324 x 2548 (300dpi)

Mots clés

sport bowl arts metal art cup British color decoration decorative silver ornament prize craftsmanship century Britain trophy newspapers press print metalwork horse racing artefact concept decorated artifact B&W candlestick candelabra fruit bowl engraved engraving candleholder Colour candelabrum candle holder Bowl Of Fruit 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century centrepiece The Print Collector Illustrated London News ILN horse-racing newspaper Unknown John John Dryden Dryden 19th-century metal work Goodwood Races