Bust of a Boy
Entry ID
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83 (27/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Bust of a Boy
Description of the sculpture
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Marble bust of a young boy.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Bust – Portrait
Base
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Base present - appears to be the original base
Dimensions
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Height: 34.9 cm
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Width: ? cm
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Depth: ? cm
Materials
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Marble – white
Specific techniques used
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Carving
Overall colour
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Monochrome – white
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Anonymous: generic/idealised type
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Anonymous: specific individual but not currently identifiable
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Male
Age
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Child
Status
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Servant
Clothing
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Wearing clothes – European/Western clothing
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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None
Action or activity
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Not relevant (head)
Emotional state
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Indeterminate
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Indeterminate
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Place of production
Period of production
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Eighteenth century (1700-1799)
Date of Production
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1704
Date inferred from
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Recorded in related documentation
Original purpose
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Decorative
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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LEEAG.SC.1943.0008
Provenance history
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1943: purchased by Leeds City Council from H. M. Calmann, London
Reference pages
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This bust was previously part of the art collection displayed at Temple Newsam House, Leeds.
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One of several similar busts produced by Jan Claudius de Cock in the early eighteenth century. The model's expression varies between each bust and the medallion worn around the neck depicts a different male profile or a coat of arms.
Related objects
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/39, . (no date) ‘Bust of a Boy’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/719
