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Lot 182
A BRONZE FIGURE OF FREDERICK TEMPLE HAMILTON, FIRST MARQUESS OF DUFFERIN & AVA
AFTER FREDERICK WILLIAM POMEROY R. A. (1856-1924)
Closed9 September 2014
Price Realised
GBP 2,000
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Specialist note
The statuette is a modello for the lifesize statue outside the parliament buildings in Belfast executed in 1907.
Pomeroy was born in London and studied at the Lambeth School of Art under Aime-Jules Dalou and Frith. In 1880, he was admitted to the R.A. Schools, where he won a gold medal and a travelling scholarship in 1885. He then went to Paris and studied under Mercie. He is considered one of the leading figures in the English New Sculpture movement.
Pomeroy was born in London and studied at the Lambeth School of Art under Aime-Jules Dalou and Frith. In 1880, he was admitted to the R.A. Schools, where he won a gold medal and a travelling scholarship in 1885. He then went to Paris and studied under Mercie. He is considered one of the leading figures in the English New Sculpture movement.