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A large classical male figure with a wreath of fruits and leaves around his head and a long flowing beard, reclining on an irregular-shaped stone base. The right arm rests on an upturned jug from which water gushes blending into the base, the left arm and hand are raised pointing into the distance, the right leg is bent under the left, the left hangs down with the foot resting on the pedestal. The figure and base are mounted on a rectangular pedestal, flat on the surface with rusticated sides and bearing on its west side a crest of an arrow and purse. The work represents a river god, possibly Neptune or Father Thames, although the precise identity is not known. Several others originally existed which are now missing except for an identical one situated at Ham House.
Title
River God (Old Father Thames)
Date
1780s
Medium
Coade stone
Measurements
H 157 x W 236 x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 87 x W 212 x D 89 cm
Accession number
TW10_JF_S010
Acquisition method
purchased by the Duke of Montague
Work type
Statue
Owner
Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Custodian
Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Listing date
24/12/68
Access
at all times