G. F. Watts
Sir Alfred Gilbert, R. A. (1854-1934)
c. 1888
Bronze rich dark brown and red/brown patination
6 1/4 inches (15.95 cm.) on an ebonised plinth
Directions
1. Click on the + sign beneath the image to enlarge it, covering the black area.
2. To cause the bust to rotate continuously clockwise, place the cursor near the right margin of the image and click and hold down your mouse.
3. To cause the bust to rotate continuously counterclockwise, place the cursor near the left margin of the image and click and hold down your mouse.
4. To control the rotation of the bust, click your mouse. moving it closer to the center of the image until the cursor changes into the image of hand. Moving the hand laterally mokes the image rotate clockwise or counterclockwise.
Photograph, VR image, and text by George P. Landow and Noah Macktez Landow. The sculpture was rotated on a Kaidan Pixi manual turntable (model 0037), and photographed 36 times with a Nikon D70s with a 28-300 mm. Vibration Reduction lens. GPL created the VR image using iPhoto, Gimp, and VR Worx2.5.
Related Material
- A larger version (14.2 mb), which will take at least two minuts to download but will permit greater magnification of the imaga.
References
Bowman, Robert. Sir Alfred Gilbert and the New Sculpture. London: The Fine Art Society, 2008. Pp. xxx.
Dorment, Richard. Alfred Gilbert. New Haven and London: 1985. Pp. 128-30.
Last modified 4 June 2008