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| Christabel and Meredith George James Frampton, 1895 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
This is the model by George James Frampton (1860-1928 ) was made for the bronze
group depicting Frampton's wife, Christabel, and son Meredith ( who would later
donate the piece to the V&A along with the finished bronze).
This
group was made at the height of Frampton's early career and is filled with many
subtle layers of meaning beyond simply being a portrait. To begin with the
costuming and composition suggest a former era. The idealized group was also meant to suggest
the lasting nature of maternal love.
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