Sculptor, Edward Hodges Bailey; white marble, carved in the round; made 1841.
‘The son of a ship’s carver, Baily began his career as a modeller in wax. He spent seven years in John Flaxman’s studio, acknowledged as his favourite and most devoted pupil. He came to fame in 1818 with his statue, ‘Eve at the Fountain’, but his most famous work is the portrait of Lord Nelson atop Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square.’