| Description Of Item | This plaster bust depicts Turner draped in robes in a classicised style; the piece is also arguably idealising in its portrayal of Turner. The bust appears to be a plaster copy of a bust of Turner, made by Timothy Butler in 1837 and paid for by Turner's students at the London University (now University College London). Oxford-born Butler (c1806-1885) was trained at the Royal Academy Schools and had a successful practice as a portrait sculptor, also undertaking some architectural work, for instance he was responsible for designing lampshades for the Thames Embankment (1870).
Artist: Unknown |