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Bronzes in the Lytham St Annes Art Collection

​                                                                                                                                                         Link to Statues and Figurines

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 Boy with a Rooster (COCKEREL), L'enfant au coq


Acc No.               ?
​Artist                   Emile Henri Laporte
Artist dates         1841-1919
Medium               Bronze
Size                     H 100.3 cm (39.5 in) overall
Date produced     Late 19th century
​                             Signed 'E. LAPORTE'
Donor                  Alderman J H Dawson,
​Date donated      15 March 1948
Location               St Annes Town Hall

A French bronze figure of a boy holding a cockerel aloft, cast after a model by French artist, Emile Henri Laporte.  Finely cast and chased with a rich green-patina, the boy with curled hair, his naked form loosely draped, is standing on a circular base.
 
REFERENCE
Blouinart, (2015), Emile Henri Laporte, available online @ http://www.blouinartinfo.com/artists/emile-henri-laporte-104647





Picture
Rending the Oak                                          Research by Liz Bickerstaffe   

Acc No                   ?
​Artist                      Edme Dumont (after)
Artist dates            1720-1775
Medium                  Bronze
Size                        Height 78.7 cm (31 in)
Date produced       Late 19th Century
​                               Inscr:
Donor                     Alderman and Mrs J H Dawson
Date donated         31 May 1943


A similar, if not identical, bronze figure is on display at
​The Atkinson Gallery in Southport. The display material reads:
Milo of Croton,  Edme Dumont (1761-1844), Bronze

'Amazing Greek wrestler, Milo, is known for his amazing feats of strength and gruesome death.  When walking in a forest Milo came upon a tree trunk split down the middle. To showcase his immense strength he attempted to tear the trunk apart with his bare hands, but instead ended up trapped within it. Unable to free himself, Milo was devoured by a pack of wolves.  Ultimately, his vanity led to his death.'


​Basic internet research shows that Edme Dumont (1722-1775) submitted his marble sculpture of Milo of Croton to the Academy in 1768.  It is now in the Louvre.  His son, and pupil, was Jacques-Edme Dumont (1761-1844). It has not been possible to verify if he cast the statue in bronze although The Atkinson gives his dates rather than his father's. There are various images of the figure online with different plinths, all with the attribution ‘After Edme Dumont’. 




Picture
 Venus (Bather)                                                   

​Artist                    Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain
Artist dates           1710-1795
Medium                Bronze
Size                      Height  34.5 in, overall
Date produced      Late 19th century
                              Inscr:  signed 'ALLEGRAIN' to base
Donor                    Mr and Mrs A Harris 'in commemoration of the present mayoralty'
Date donated        27 January 1947
​Location                St Annes Town Hall

For further information CLICK HERE



Picture
Oliver Cromwell
Bronze Bust – one of a Pair (Charles I)
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Height 78.7 cm (31 in)


Bronze bust with hollowed out back, supported on a shaped rectangular socle (supporting block/plinth).
 
The British regicide and de facto ruler of the British Isles in the 1650s, the 'Lord Protector' Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), was both revered and loathed in Victorian times. Numerous admirers commissioned portraits, including busts.



Picture
Charles I
Bronze Bust – one of a Pair (Oliver Cromwell)
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Height 78.7 (31 in)

Bronze bust with hollowed out back, supported on a shaped rectangular socle (supporting block/plinth).
​
Charles I (1600-1649) was king of England, Scotland and Ireland, whose conflicts with parliament led to civil war and his eventual execution.


Diana                

Artist                   Allegrain
Medium              Bronze
Donor                 Alderman J H Dawson                                     
Date donated     30 July 1956
Unlocated at present time                                                                    
 


Picture

​Artist                 Peter Hodgkinson
Artist dates       1965-
Medium             Bronze
Size                   Height unknown
Date produced   c.2013
                           Inscr: 
Donor                 Lancashire County Council
Date donated     March 2013
Location             St Annes Town Hall
​
Not part of the LSA Art Collection per se, but it is on show in the Town Hall. One of a series of 12 sculptures that were commissioned to honour the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and officially presented to Mayors from across Lancashire. The official presentations were made by the Leader of Lancashire County Council, Geoff Driver, on 19 March 2013. Speaking about the commission Peter said: "I was delighted to be chosen to create this sculpture in what is a most special year of Her Majesty's reign. As a proud Lancastrian, Preston born and bred, it gives me immense pride to think that my portrayal of The Queen, The Duke of Lancaster, will be on view in County Hall, Preston, for many years to come.

The sculpture aims to capture the Queen's warmth as well as her dignity. I wanted to create a work that combined a contemporary approach with the use of traditional materials and techniques."
Peter Hodgkinson’s other works include a statue of Tom Finney outside the Football Museum in Preston and a statue of L S Lowry in Manchester.
 
REFERENCE
http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201303&r=PR13/0149



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