The history of Westmacott’s Waterloo Vase in the gardens of Buckingham Palace

• Autores: Peter T.J. Rumley
• Localización: Burlington magazine, ISSN 0007-6287, Vol. 167, Nº 1472, 2025 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Sculpture), págs. 1076-1085
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Sir Richard Westmacott was commissioned to create a monumental marble vase as part of the campaign to commemorate victory at the Battle of Waterloo. Its origins and intriguing later history – including a period of display in the heart of London’s National Gallery – are discussed here in detail following a close reading of the related documentation in the Royal Archives and elsewhere.