Statue Of Bacchus In Bridgeman'S Amphitheatre is a Grade II* listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1957. A Early 18th century Statue.
Statue Of Bacchus In Bridgeman'S Amphitheatre
- WRENN ID
- half-postern-elder
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1957
- Type
- Statue
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ROUSHAM ROUSHAM PARK GARDENS SP4724 14/235 Statue of Bacchus in 27/08/57 Bridgeman's Amphitheatre (Formerly listed under Statue of Bacchus on pedestal ......) GV II* Statue. Early C18, probably by John an Nost. Lead statue of Bacchus, holding cup and grapes and accompanied by dog, stands on panelled limestone pedestal with moulded plinth and cornice. One of a group of 3 statues - including Ceres (q.v.) and Mercury (q.v.) - which stand in front of traces of an amphitheatre which was part of Charles Bridgeman's layout of the 1720s. Part of the landscape gardens laid out by William Kent between 1733 and 1740. (Rousham Park is included in the H.B.M.C. Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade I; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: p 746)
Listing NGR: SP4780624406
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