SIGNED NOLLEKENS FT AND DATED 1813

Spencer Percival (1762-1812) was British Prime Minister from 1809-1812. He was assasinated in the Lobby of the House of Commons on 11 May 1812. Nollekens was commissioned to take a death mask immediately after the event. The sculptor recorded 15 orders for the busts, however only four examples dated 1813 are known.