William Etty — Art Union Medal” by George Gamon Adams (1821-98). 1857. Bronze, 56 mm. Obverse: “ETTY 1787-1849.” Reverse: “ART-UNION OF LONDON. 1872.” The reverse depicts Venus and Cupid Descending. Private collection. [Click twice on images to enlarge them.]
Related materials
- Plaster disk of the reverse scene approximately four times larger than the bronze
- William Etty (homepage in the Victorian Web
- The Art Union of London
Photographs by owner. [You may use these images without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one. — George P. Landow.]
Bibliography
Spielmann, M.H. British Sculpture and Sculptors of To-Day. London, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1901.
Created 4 April 2016