Lot Essay
Matthew Noble (b.1818 - d.1876) studied under John Francis and first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1845. Gunnis notes a bust of Wellington, of the same date, at the Grocers' Hall, London.
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BY MATTHEW NOBLE, DATED 1852
Details
A SCULPTED WHITE MARBLE BUST OF WELLINGTON
BY MATTHEW NOBLE, DATED 1852
The reverse inscribed WELLINGTON and M.NOBLE SC. LONDON, 1852
24½in. (62.2cm.) high, 21½in. (54.5cm.) wide
on an associated white marble plinth, the front titled in relief WELLINGTON -- 11½in. (29.2cm.) high
BY MATTHEW NOBLE, DATED 1852
The reverse inscribed WELLINGTON and M.NOBLE SC. LONDON, 1852
24½in. (62.2cm.) high, 21½in. (54.5cm.) wide
on an associated white marble plinth, the front titled in relief WELLINGTON -- 11½in. (29.2cm.) high
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