Design for Equestrian Monument of Charles III
date: label: Date
content: 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Design for an equestrian monument of Charles III. The male figure seated upon his horse, whose front legs are raised and hind legs are anchored to a pedestal below. Upon the base of the pedestal is a mounted plaque with horizontal lines indicating inscribed text. At the base of the statue is an array of objects including military armor and helmets, a drum, a cannon, and flags/banners. Beyond the statue is a colonnaded arch opening onto a scenic landscape view. Above, an escutcheon supported by angelic figures and putti.
place: label: made in
content: Naples, Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1938-88-8121
objectType: label: Type
content: sculpture
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and brown ink, brush and blue-gray watercolor on cream laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 34.3 × 22.2 cm (13 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.)