An Italian carved alabaster figure of the Penitent Magdalene second quarter of the nineteenth century, after Canova

Possibly Compton Place, 1892, p. 81 in the Gallery a marble statute of the kneeling Magdalene and skull on plinth;
Devonshire House, 1908, p. 25 in the Ballroom
Devonshire House, 1917 p.109 in the Saloon 16in. Carrara marble figure of female kneeling, Grief

The sculpture has been carved from a block made in two sections; there is a joint line running through the base, the figures right thigh and forearm. The figure is in good overall condition but would benefit from a clean. The figures finger tips are all missing. A few minor chips and discoloured areas throughout.
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Canova's original marble of the Maddalena Penitenta, was sculpted in 1796 based on a terracotta bozzetto dated between 1793 and 1794. It is now in the collecton of the Palazzo Bianco in Genoa.

The 6th Duke acquired a bronze version and in the Handbook, p. 10, regarding the East Lobby now the Grotto Room, he writes The bronze cast of Magdalen is placed here on a pedestal of Hopton Wood stone after much wondering in search of a light. The Duke also owned this alabaster copy which is recorded at Devonshire House in the early 20th century. This may also have been at Compton Place in 1892 although that version may have been acquired by the Duke's cousin Lord Burlington.