The Hon. Charles James Fox MP (1749-1806)
George Garrard, RA (1760 - 1826)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
28 Jul 1805
Materials
Plaster
Measurements
635 mm (Height)
Order this imageCollection
Uppark House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 138374.2
Summary
Plaster, The Rt. Hon. Charles James Fox MP (1749-1806) by George Garrard, RA (London 1760 – Brompton 1826). One of four busts. Charles James Fox by George Garrard dated 28 July 1805. Plaster painted to resemble bronze. Destroyed in the fire at Uppark on 30th August 1989. Copy made (NT/UPP/SC/35b) and now on display at house. (There is a reference in 'Dictionary of English Sculptors 1660 to 1851', Rupert Gunnis, p.164). (NT/UPP/SC/2a, c and d are others in set).
Marks and inscriptions
Honble. C.J. FOX (engraved on base)
Makers and roles
George Garrard, RA (1760 - 1826), sculptor