Puck - V&A Museum, Cromwell Gardens, London, UK - William Shakespeare on Waymarking.com

The exhibit information card for the statue of Puck tells us:

John Graham Lough 1798-1876
Puck, from A Midsummer Night's Dream
About 1847

This was one of a series of sculptures depicting subjects from Shakespeare, which were commissioned from Lough by Sir Matthew White Ridley for his London home. They were much admired when first exhibited. A contemporary said of the figure of Puck, 'He is the quintessence of shrewdness and elfish whimsicality'.

London
Marble

The V&A Museum website also tells us:

Lough specialised in works based on characters and themes in plays by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). A bronze depicting Duncan's horses devouring one another, from Macbeth, a marble figure of Titania from A Midsummer Night's Dream, and a marble figure of Jaques from As You Like It are also in the Museum's collections. In early July 1847 Lough opened his studio to exhibit several of his Shakespearian sculptures. According to a report in the Literary Gazette of the exhibition, Puck 'is truly the merriest and most mischievous of sprites. His head is young in form, but old in frolic, and cunning, and archness. That fellow cannot move without a trick; and how he stands, the mushroom Colossus, not of Rhodes, but of a hundred ways to fun and knavery. He is the quintessence of shrewdness and selfish whimsicality. It is a happy performance, and the true representative of all we fancy in our fairy love.'

Puck stands, draped in a cloth and holding a scroll. A dog-like animal lies between his feet.

Location Type: Statue/Bust/Portrait Property Type:: Private Date of event:: 1867 Location notes:: The statue is within the V&A Museum that is open to the public on a daily basis. The opening hours are: 1000-1745hrs each day 1000-2200hrs Friday URL for Additional Information:: [Web Link] If other, please explain:: Not listed

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