Bust of Percy Bysshe Shelly

Copied William Ordway Partridge, Bust of Percy Bysshe Shelly, n.d., copyrighted 1899, plaster, 23 1⁄4 x 13 x 10 1⁄2 in. (59.1 x 33.0 x 26.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. William Ordway Partridge, 1994.73
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Artwork Details

Title
Bust of Percy Bysshe Shelly
Artist
Date
n.d., copyrighted 1899
Location
Dimensions
23 1⁄4 x 13 x 10 1⁄2 in. (59.1 x 33.0 x 26.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William Ordway Partridge
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster
Classifications
Keywords
  • Occupation — writer — poet
  • Portrait male — Shelley, Percy B. — bust
Object Number
1994.73
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1994.73

Artwork Description

William Ordway Partridge created numerous idealized portraits of famous writers, musicians, and artists. He used his own experience as a writer and poet to model sensitive images of the artists, often portraying them deep in thought. In this portrait the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) is shown with a downward gaze and slightly tilted head. His dreamy expression evokes a sense of introspection, as if he is away in a world of his own.