Creator

Anne Seymour Damer

Creation-date

ca. 1778

Technique

Sculpture

Material

Marble

Inventory number

Inv. 1914.562

Subject-1

Anne Seymour Damer

Object-Current-Location

Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi

Digital resource author

GrECI Project

Digital-resource-rights holder

University of Oslo (for GrECI project)

Image-number

045_Id_20

License

CC BY

Description

This object exemplifies the use of Greek in sculpture by a female artist: “Anne Seymour Damer from Britain made a self-portrait by herself”. This inscription not only asserts the sculptor’s erudition but also emphasizes her agency as a female artist. By opting for a Greek inscription, the sculptor establishes a connection between her classicist bust and the tradition of classical Greek sculpture that often featured similar inscriptions, albeit predominantly with male names.