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The Fountain
The Fountain

The Fountain

Artist (Keswick, England, 1871 - 1926)
Datec. 1900
Mediumbronze
ClassificationsSculptures
DimensionsOverall: Height: 133 cm, Width: 29 cm, Depth: 47 cm
Plinth Size: Height: 76 cm, Width: 33.2 cm, Depth: 33 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1927 with income from the Macdonald Bequest.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG004741
Keywords
About MeFrancis Derwent Wood was son of an American father and an English mother. He studied at Gaillard, Lausanne, Switzerland, at Karlsruhe, at the Royal Naval College of Art and the Royal Academy schools, London. He was assistant to Alphonse Legros at the Slade School and to Sir Thomas Brock at the Royal Academy schools.

He also worked for a time in Scotland, where he was modelling master at Glasgow School of Art and ended his teaching career as Professor of Sculpture at the Royal College of Art.
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