{"product_id":"the-calmady-children-bronze-relief","title":"The Calmady Children - Bronze Relief","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTwo little sisters. One fleeting moment of childhood. And a portrait that travelled through painting, print and sculpture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eEmily Calmady and her younger sister Laura Anne were painted by the celebrated British portrait artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eSir Thomas Lawrence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e in 1823, when they were around five and three years old. Their mother introduced them to Lawrence through the printmaker Frederick Christian Lewis, and the artist was immediately charmed by the children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe resulting portrait, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1824, captures the sisters in a wonderfully intimate moment leaning towards one another, their faces close, looking more like children caught in play than formal portrait sitters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBut the image did not remain a painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIt was reproduced through prints and travelled beyond Britain before being translated into bronze by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEdward William Wyon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e. His relief, known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eThe Calmady Children\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eChildren at Play\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, gives us another way of seeing the same childhood moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWhat makes this story fascinating is the journey of one image through different hands, artists and mediums from Lawrence’s paintbrush to the printmaker’s plate and finally into bronze.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe original portrait is now in the collection of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA childhood moment, preserved in more than one medium.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKUID\u003c\/b\u003e:PPWDP010\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct Name\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe Calmady Children - Bronze Relief\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOriginal Artist: Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSculptor: Edward William Wyon (1811–1885)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSubject: Emily Calmady (1818–1906) and Laura Anne Calmady (1820–1894)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bronze relief\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMade of \u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eBrass, Mirror and Teak wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions \u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e13.8” × 13.8” × 0.75”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight \u003c\/b\u003e: 1.7 Kg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge \u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOriginal Painting: 1823\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eRelief: Dated 1 June 1848\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvenance\u003c\/b\u003e : London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA Note from Purathanam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe products we sell are vintage and antique objects, as well as older and traditional decorative pieces, and may therefore carry visible scratches, chips and other signs of age and wear. We cherish these imperfections because they are reminders of the lives and stories these objects have been part of. We do not hide these marks, they are part of the object, and we display them honestly in our product photographs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eShipping:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWe ship all over India and Overseas \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturn Policy:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eNo returns or Exchanges\u003cbr\u003ePlease do check the dimensions before you buy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purathanamstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49509023613083,"sku":null,"price":98000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0479\/5147\/8939\/files\/59FC2073-9547-424D-9C7F-A07BC718B212.jpg?v=1789259491","url":"https:\/\/purathanam.com\/products\/the-calmady-children-bronze-relief","provider":"Purathanam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}