William Whelwell
Edward Hodges Baily (Bristol 1788 - London 1867)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1871
Materials
plaster
Measurements
1100 x 490 mm; 1164 mm (circumference)
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Wallington, Northumberland
NT 584964
Summary
Sculpture, plaster, William Whewell by Edward Hodges Baily RA (Bristol 1788 - Holloway, London 1867) A plaster bust of an unknown man by Sir Francis Chantry (1781-1822) October 1987, re-identified by Courtauld Institute as being a bust of William Whewell by E.H.Baily. Signed and dated 1851.[Sits on marble column NT586710]
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Marks and inscriptions
On reverse: Inscribed H. BAILY R.A. Sculp 1871
Makers and roles
Edward Hodges Baily (Bristol 1788 - London 1867), sculptor