Alfred Gatley (British, 1816-1863)

A SEATED NYMPH (ECHO)

Details

Alfred Gatley (British, 1816-1863)
A Seated Nymph (Echo)
signed and dated 'A. GATLEY ROME 1859'
30in. (76cm.) high, 46in. (117cm.) long, marble

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 15 July 1993, lot 258

Literature

The Art Journal, London, 1863, p. 81
R. Gunnis, Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, London, 1951, pp. 164-165
C. Avery, The Bronze Statuettes of the Art Union of London, London, 1988, p. 276

Lot Essay

Alfred Gatley trained at the Royal Academy Schools and was awarded a silver medal there in 1839. A frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy from 1841 to 1853, his bust of Hebe was exhibited at Burlington House in 1844 and was selected as the first of the bronzes to be edited by the Art Union of London that year.