Sir Hans Sloane Bust, Naturalist Portrait after Rysbrack for a Library or Study

A Sir Hans Sloane bust gives a library or study a portrait drawn from the history of natural science and collecting. After John Michael Rysbrack's eighteenth century terracotta in the British Museum, this sculpture retains the elaborate wig, lace collar, turned head and original central support.

Sloane was a physician and naturalist whose bequeathed collection formed the foundation of the British Museum. The detailed portrait suits a natural history shelf, a physician's study or a collection of historical sculpture.

Made to order by TheBustVault in PLA, in 5, 9 or 12 inch heights and Ivory White, Marble Stone or Charcoal Black finishes. These names describe decorative surface appearances on PLA. Intended for indoor display.

Source context and credit: Sir Hans Sloane portrait bust by John Michael Rysbrack (1694-1770), terracotta, British Museum 1756,0619.1, acquired 1756: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1756-0619-1. Digital scan by Thomas Flynn, licensed Creative Commons Attribution 4.0: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/bust-of-sir-hans-sloane-5b3d548b4f834fd0ba375735e6e49ea1 and https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Preparation by TheBustVault: upright orientation, coincident vertex joining, leveling and capping of the existing underside, and uniform scaling. Original sculptural detail and historic surface condition remain; no pedestal or facial reconstruction was added.