Cheere, John Flora, Allegory of Spring 1763 Bleiguß, Sandsteinplinthe, würfelförmiger Sandsteinsockel mit Plinthe und Fundament Lead, cast, sandstone plinth, cuboid sandstone base with plinth and fundament 169,5 cm (mit Plinthe), 64 cm (Sockel) 66 3/4 in. (mit Plinthe), 25 1/4 in. (Sockel) 1763 ordered by George William, 6th Earl of Coventry (1722-1809) for 53 pounds 1 shilling and 1 pence, together with a Ceres, for Croome Court (cf. letter of the archivist Mr John A. Partridge, the account books of Croome Court, March 1964; in Gregor Norm The Man at Hyde Park Corner. Sculpture by John Cheere 1709-1787, published by Temple Newsam Leeds, exhibition catalogue, Leeds 1979, cat. no. 28, not paginated / Auction catalogue, The T. Crowther & Son Collection of Architectural Furnishings, Christie's,