United Kingdom
England
South East England
Buckinghamshire
Wycombe
Hedsor
Fountain of Love
United Kingdom
England
South East England
Buckinghamshire
Wycombe
Hedsor
Fountain of Love
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Recommended by 26 hikers
Location: Hedsor, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom
The Fountain of Love is a two colour marble sculpture by Thomas Waldo Story. It was commissioned by Lord Astor in 1897. The shell dish features three groups of statues which are all signed and dated by the sculptor. The shell was made from two large antique marble blocks joined together and based on tufa rock.
Carrara marble figure of a half-fallen woman with very long wavy hair, arms outstretched to welcome cupid. Left figure from the monumental, two-colour marble group, The Fountain of Love, designed and carved in Rome by Thomas Waldo Story (1855-1915) son and pupil of the American dilettante sculptor William Wetmore Story (1819-95). The figures are signed and dated 'Waldo Story Roma 1897'.
nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/766173.1
June 12, 2018
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