Reproduction
Object Category
cast
Description
Plaster life mask of Count Franz (Francis) von Thun un Hohenstein. Part of Robert Noel's Casts of Intellectuals series.
Cast of a man's head, neck and partial collar. The cast is on a round base inscribed with the number 15. The eyes and mouth are closed, the hair is long, swept over the forehead from right to left and covering the ears. There is a moustache which is curled at the ends, sideburns and a beard under the chin. The chin and upper cheeks are clean shaven. There are chips on the end of the nose the base on the left side.
Thun und Hohenstein was born 1809, he was patron of the arts and possibly Noel's brother-in-law.
Production Date
circa 1838 to 1838
Material
Publications
- Noel, Robert Ralph, Notes Biographical and Phrenological Illustrating a Collection of Casts
Associated Person
Collection
Robert Noel Collection
Accession Number
LDUSC-Noel-15
Administration Name
UCL Science and Engineering Collections
