Possibly Frederick Hollyer (1837-1933) PLASTER MODEL FOR LORD RONALD SUTHERLAND GOWER'S SCULPTURE "IT IS FINISHED", c.1875. Platinum print, image/sheet size 410 x 290mm. This platinum print is a study of the plaster model for Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower's celebrated sculpture "It Is Finished." The final marble version of Gower's portrait of a crucified Christ was completed in 1875 and exhibited at London's Royal Academy. He gifted the bust to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1889 (ref.89.6). The present print of the maquette was possibly made by Frederick Hollyer, who was well-known for working in platinum beginning in the late 1870s. After moving to his studio in Kensington in 1870, Hollyer began making reproductions of works by Pre-Raphaelite artists including Lord Leighton, G.F. Watts, Edward Burne-Jones, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. At the time, Gower was a respected sculptor who exhibited at the Royal Academy, and Hollyer almost certainly would have met him as a result of their shared artistic circles. (Later, in 1890, Hollyer would make a portrait of Gower, now held by the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, ref.7840-1938). Hollyer also struck up a professional relationship with the Victoria & Albert Museum, which "lasted over 30 years, selling his work to the museum at a generous discount of 10 – 25%. Curators at the time were particularly interested in photographs of the paintings taken during stages of development, for teaching purposes." (Frederick Hollyer - Life and Work, Victoria & Albert Museum Online Collection).