Object Details
- Luce Center Label
- William Ordway Partridge modeled a series of portraits of English writers, including Keats, Milton, and Shelley. In these sculptures the facial features are clearly defined while the hair and clothing have been left rough. The stern expression and dramatic profile of Alfred, Lord Tennyson suggest a man of formidable intelligence.
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Artist
- William Ordway Partridge, born Paris, France 1861-died New York City 1930
- Founder
- Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company
- Sitter
- Alfred Tennyson
- Date
- modeled by 1899
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. William Ordway Partridge
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- 20 x 13 x 8 in. (50.8 x 33.0 x 20.3 cm.)
- Type
- Sculpture
