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Lot Essay
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Rupert Gunnis, Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, Odhams Press Ltd. A comparable bust was offered Christie's South Kensington, 23 May 2001, lot 157. The bust protrayed the Earl of Leicester, signed and dated J. Francis, London 1837. Lord Brougham (1778-1868)
In 1830 Brougham was given a peerage and became Lord Chancellor in Lord Grey's new Whig government from 22 November 1830 until 11 November 1834. Brougham played an important role in persuading the House of Lords to pass the 1832 Reform Act; also he was one of the driving forces behind the passing of the Abolition of Slavery Act of 1833.
John Francis(1780-1861)
Francis displayed an artistic talent and was advised to seek training under Chantrey in 1810. He attracted the patronage of Mr Coke, later the Earl of Leicester, and successfully carved a portrait bust to be exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1820. He became the unoffical sculptor of the Whig Party and was a particular favourite of William IV. According to Gunnis a bust of Lord Brougham was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1834.
Rupert Gunnis, Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, Odhams Press Ltd. A comparable bust was offered Christie's South Kensington, 23 May 2001, lot 157. The bust protrayed the Earl of Leicester, signed and dated J. Francis, London 1837. Lord Brougham (1778-1868)
In 1830 Brougham was given a peerage and became Lord Chancellor in Lord Grey's new Whig government from 22 November 1830 until 11 November 1834. Brougham played an important role in persuading the House of Lords to pass the 1832 Reform Act; also he was one of the driving forces behind the passing of the Abolition of Slavery Act of 1833.
John Francis(1780-1861)
Francis displayed an artistic talent and was advised to seek training under Chantrey in 1810. He attracted the patronage of Mr Coke, later the Earl of Leicester, and successfully carved a portrait bust to be exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1820. He became the unoffical sculptor of the Whig Party and was a particular favourite of William IV. According to Gunnis a bust of Lord Brougham was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1834.