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William Behnes, English, 1795-1864, a white marble portrait bust of a gentleman, dated 1831,...
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William Behnes, English, 1795-1864, a white marble portrait bust of a gentleman, dated 1831, restorations, signed to the reverse W.BEHNES SCULP.LONDON 1831, on a waisted socle and a later associated painted plaster pedestal column, the bust - 72cm high; the pedestal - 109.8cm (2)
Lot Footnotes
Note: William Behnes found fame at a young age. He first exhibited at the R.A. in 1815 and quickly accumulated a following with many commissions. The Art Journal, referring to a bust of Clarkson, wrote that they had 'never seen anything finer in modern or ancient art'. While H. Weekes was inclined to rate him as the superior of Chantrey in the field of portrait sculpture. Sadly Behnes, in middle age, fell into financial difficulties and died a pauper.
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