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Commissioning Artworks across Generations. Passionate sculpture collector, the 6th Duke of Devonshire commissioned Antonio Canova to carve a work and gave the artist free reign. The result is The Sleeping Endymion, a luminous neoclassical marble. Nearly 200 years later, the 12th Duke of Devonshire and the Duchess similarly placed their trust in an artist of their time, Jacob van der Beugel. Learn more about the process and history of the Devonshires commissioning great artworks.
Commissioning Artworks across Generations. Passionate sculpture collector, the 6th Duke of Devonshire commissioned Antonio Canova to carve a work and gave the artist free reign. The result is The Sleeping Endymion, a luminous neoclassical marble. Nearly 200 years later, the 12th Duke of Devonshire and the Duchess similarly placed their trust in an artist of their time, Jacob van der Beugel. Learn more about the process and history of the Devonshires commissioning great artworks.
