# Head of 'Water'

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ADAM, Lambert-Sigisbert](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/adam-lambert-sigisbert-rcc2ae39bfee855>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Terracotta

## Commentary

At the Salon of 1737 Adam exhibited a group of busts of the elements. The terracotta model for the head of Water in the Hermitage shows that the vein of poetry in Adam&#39;s &#39;fancy pieces&#39; was very real. The limpid treatment of the hair, the ardent yet wistful gaze, reveal an unusual delicacy and response, perhaps more those of a modeller than a carver. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 28 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/18\_cent/handel\_watermusic.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;George Frideric Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 1&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Child Pinched by a Lobster](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/adam-lambert-sigisbert-rcc2ae39bfee855/child-pinched-by-a-lobster-r8fcf05550aa61c>)
- [Neptune and Amphitrite](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/adam-lambert-sigisbert-rcc2ae39bfee855/neptune-and-amphitrite-rd8a4c0893f6621>)
- [Neptune Calming the Waves](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/adam-lambert-sigisbert-rcc2ae39bfee855/neptune-calming-the-waves-r27e20755f2bfcf>)
- [Self-portrait](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/adam-lambert-sigisbert-rcc2ae39bfee855/self-portrait-r3135d610a7229d>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)