White marble portrait bust of George Fox
JOSEPH DURHAM (1814-1877): a white marble portrait bust of George Fox, late 19th Century, the bearded man wearing a bow tie and a frock coat, inscribed 'J. Durham A. R. A. 1874'.
Dimensions: 68 cms high
Reference: SO091996/502S
Literature:
George Fox (1624-1691) was one of the founders of the Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers.The sculptor JOSEPH DURHAM was born in London and apprenticed to both J Francis and E H Baily, he exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1835 onwards. He won a first prize in 1858 for a model of Britannia presiding over the Four Quarters of the Globe and this was later executed as a memorial to the Great Exhibition. In 1863 he sculpted the statue of the Prince Consort which was later erected outside the Royal Albert Hall.