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| The Needy Peasant Bernhard Caspar Hardy Germany, 1760-1800 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
This curious sculpture of wax and textiles was created by Bernhard Caspar Hardy (1726-1819) in Cologne, Germany between 1760 and 1800.
In the late Eighteenth Century, Hardy was one of the most popular modelers in Germany, known for his sensitive depictions of sentimental subjects and his ability to mimic the style of the fashionable paintings and engravings of the time.
This relief, entitled “The Poor Man Prays” is modeled in relief in wax and attired in fabric to create his jacket, hat and waistcoat. The wax figure has been built up on black glass which was later set in a wooden frame. This is one of two similar models by Hardy in the collection of the V&A.
2 comments:
This would look so good in a dining room.
In hell.
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