Neoclassical statues in the Rose Garden at Hampton Court, historic royal palace beside the River Thames in the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, England: Adonis, Greek god of beauty and desire, hand casually resting on hip; a loving mother preparing to breastfeed her baby in ‘Abundance’ by British sculptor, Francis Derwent Wood (1871 - 1926); and (background) Flora, Roman goddess of flowers and spring.
Hampton Court Palace, in the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, England: neoclassical statues of Adonis (foreground), the beautiful youth in Ancient Greek mythology who became the mortal lover of Aphrodite, and Flora (background), the Roman goddess of flowers and of the season of spring, flank a poignant artwork by a British sculptor to form the centrepiece to the Rose Garden at Hampton Court, the historic royal palace beside the River Thames founded in the early 16th century by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. 'Abundance', the central group depicting a mother cradling her infant son's head as she prepares to breastfeed him, is by the British sculptor Francis Derwent Wood (1871-1926). He was born in the English Lake District, studied in Germany, taught at the Glasgow School of Art and is best known for architectural roof sculpture on public buildings and for his freestanding statues, now in various art galleries. The Rose Garden was formed in the 1930s on land used from 1689 as a kitchen garden to supply vegetables and herbs to the court of King William III and Queen Mary II, who reigned jointly in the late-17th century before Mary's death in 1694. Before that, the site was part of the Tiltyard, where competitors trained for jousting tournaments and other entertainment during the 16th century reign of Tudor monarch, King Henry VIII.
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Location: Hampton Court, East Molesey, Surrey, England, UK
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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