Walled Garden Statue of Venus de Medici and pedestal is a Grade II* listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1987. A Early Modern Statue.

Walled Garden Statue of Venus de Medici and pedestal

WRENN ID
dim-merlon-woodpecker
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Date first listed
22 June 1987
Type
Statue
Period
Early Modern
Source
Historic England listing

Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 28 April 2022 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards

SE 7169 12/88

HENDERSRELFE WALLED GARDEN Castle Howard Statue of Venus de Medici and pedestal

GV II*

Statue of Venus de Medici and pedestal on which it stands. Early C18. Pedestal probably by Hawksmoor. Pedestal approximately one metre in height, statue life size. Drum pedestal on moulded base, with festoons and moulded cornice. Statue of Venus based on classical original.

Haskell F and Penny N, Taste and the Antique, 1981, p 327.

HBMC, Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England, Part 32, North Yorkshire: Castle Howard, Grade I.

Listing NGR: SE7149169956

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