The Babies in The Wood at The Castle Museum, Norwich

John Bell 1811-1895 was a British sculptor, born in Bell's Row, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. His family home was Hopton Hall, Suffolk. In 1837, the year in which Bell established his reputation, he also exhibited two busts, 'Amoret' and 'Psyche,' at the British Institution. His Babes in the Wood was exhibited at the Royal Academy summer exhibition in 1839. Marble versions are held at Osborne House, and Norwich Castle. In 1844 he entered his Eagle Slayer and Jane Shore in the competition held for sculpture for the new Houses of Parliament. A cast-iron version of the Eagle Slayer was produced for The Great Exhibition of 1851, where it stood under a canopy surmounted by the eagle. This version is now in the V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green. He also exhibited a sculpture of Shakespeare at the 1851 exhibition, which was very widely reproduced, for example on the front page of Recollections of the Great Exhibition. It was also chosen by John Leech to be depicted as the centrepiece of his cartoon Dinner-time at the Crystal Palace, published in Punch. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.约翰·贝尔（John Bell，1811-1895）为英国雕塑家，生于诺福克郡大雅茅斯的贝尔巷，其家族宅邸坐落于萨福克郡霍普顿庄园。1837年是贝尔确立艺术声望的关键年份，当年他携两件半身作品《阿莫雷特》（Amoret）与《普赛克》（Psyche）于英国美术协会（British Institution）展出。1839年，其雕塑作品《林中孩童》（Babes in the Wood）亮相皇家美术学院夏季展（Royal Academy summer exhibition），大理石材质的复制品分别收藏于奥斯本庄园（Osborne House）与诺里奇城堡（Norwich Castle）。 1844年，贝尔将《捕鹰者》（Eagle Slayer）与《简·肖尔》（Jane Shore）提交至为新落成的英国议会大厦（Houses of Parliament）雕塑项目举办的征集赛事。1851年，为万国工业博览会（The Great Exhibition）打造的铸铁版《捕鹰者》正式亮相，该作品被安置于以鹰为顶饰的展棚之下，如今这件铸铁版本收藏于贝斯纳尔格林的维多利亚与阿尔伯特博物馆儿童分馆（V&A Museum of Childhood）。 贝尔还在1851年的博览会展出了莎士比亚主题雕塑，该作品被大量复刻，例如曾作为《<万国工业博览会>忆旧》（Recollections of the Great Exhibition）的封面插图。漫画家约翰·利奇（John Leech）亦选用该雕塑作为其刊载于《笨拙》（Punch）的漫画《水晶宫内的进餐时刻》的核心构图。 本藏品隶属于“扫描世界”（Scan The World）项目。“扫描世界”是由MyMiniFactory发起的非营利性公益项目，旨在构建全球范围内可免费获取的3D打印雕塑、艺术品与地标数字档案库，供公众自由使用。该项目为开源社区共建项目，若您身边有值得收录的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解具体参与方式。