Category:Bust of William Gott (1797–1863)

The marble bust of William Gott (1797–1863) was created in Rome in 1834 by sculptor Joseph Gott, who was a distant cousin of William Gott. William Gott was a mill owner, philanthropist and art collector from Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The bust is now in the archives of Leeds Museums and Galleries. It was last exhibited at Armley Industrial Museum, Armley Mills, Leeds.

Note: There is a reason for the large number of photographs of this single bust. A bust can be viewed from an infinite number of angles, and Joseph Gott has managed to make the sitter look different from every angle. The back is no less interesting then the front, showing the hairstyle, the signature and the form of the bust (carved from one piece). A view of the subject from its eye-level shows William Gott as a 19th-century mortal man; however a certain view from below shows him as an ancient Roman leader or deity. The detail is carefully finished, so close-ups are worth looking at. Storye book (talk) 16:54, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

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