Edwin Wilkins Field (1804-1871) law reformer, artist and promoter of art

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

Sculptor Thomas Woolner was born in Suffolk but later moved to London. From 12 he was apprenticed to painter Charles Behnes, followed by his brother, sculptor William Behnes. In 1842 he entered the Royal Academy Schools, where he met Rossetti. With Rossetti, Millais, Holman Hunt and others he formed the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848. He emigrated to Australia in 1852 to try gold prospecting, later working as a sculptor in Melbourne. After receiving no major commissions, he returned in 1854 and persuaded Tennyson to sit for him. He produced architectural work, public statues, church memorials and imaginative pieces in England and throughout the Empire. He was elected RA (1874) and appointed Professor of Sculpture (1877). He died at 66.

People

Edwin Wilkins Field (1804 - 1871)

Places

Subjects

painter, male portrait, Pre-Raphaelites, beard, moustache, man, 19th century costume, frock coat, trousers, solicitor, law reformer

Materials & Techniques

marble, sculpture (as object name), marble sculpture

Artist

Thomas Woolner (1825 - 1892)

Title

Edwin Wilkins Field (1804-1871) law reformer, artist and promoter of art

Date

1877

Medium

Marble sculpture

Dimensions

height: 202.00 cm, width: 65.00 cm

Acquisition

Origin uncertain

Inscription

l side: T Woolner RA.Sc.1877

GAC number

RCJ15406