Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
Medium
Coade stone with traces of blue/gray paint
Dimensions
confirmed: 21 5/8 × 12 7/8 × 8 in., 31.2 lb. (55 × 32.7 × 20.3 cm, 14.2 kg)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture
British, Lambeth
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Wrightsman Fellows Gifts, 2017
Accession Number
2017.239
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant bust of Queen Elizabeth I1533–1603), created around 1780 by London's Coade Manufacture in Lamb, embodies the late 18th-century fascination with Britain's Tudor past. Produced by the innovative firm led by entrepreneur Eleanor Coade and featuring modeling by neoclassical sculptor John Bacon the, it portrays the Virgin Queen with poised authority, evoking her role as a symbol of national and cultural revival during the Georgian era. Crafted from Coade stone durable, frost-resistant artificial stoneware developed by Eleanor Coade—this sculpture highlights a pivotal advancement in Br...
About the Artist
Coade Manufacture, Lambeth, London|John Bacon the Elder|Eleanor Coade ( |British) · 1769 |1740 –1840 |1799
1769–1840|British, London 1740–1799 London