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Presumably 1821

George Agar Ellis, cf. A299, marble bust, Holdenby House, Northampton.

Primary sources

  • Thiele III, p. 107 (Thiele mistakenly believes that the bust, which in Thorvaldsen’s accounts is designated “Busto d’Elis”, is a bust of the sculptor’s daughter, Elisa).

Other references

  • Else Kai Sass: Thorvaldsens Portrætbuster, Copenhagen 1963-65, Vol. I, p. 408-411.

Last updated 16.06.2014