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Glory to the dead
FORD, E. Onslow (1852-1901)
After studying painting in Antwerp and Munich, Ford returned to London to work as a portrait sculptor. This bronze was exhibited at the Royal Academy in the year of his death. It is the last in a series of delicate bronze statuettes of nude girls started in 1886, under the influence of Sir Alfred Gilbert. The figure's drooping pose is intensely melancholic. She holds the torch of life.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 142
Creation/Production
FORD, E. Onslow
Date: 1901
Acquisition
Gift, 22/9/1948
Given by F.J. Nettlefold
Measurements
Height
(cm): 101.5
Width
(cm): 33
Depth
(cm): 33
Material
bronze
Location
In store
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