Edward Hodges Baily, 1788–1867, British, Edward Hodges, 1820
- Title:
- Edward Hodges
- Former Title(s):
- Bust, in marble, of E. Hodges, Esq [1821, Royal Academy of Arts, London, exhibition catalogue]
- Date:
- 1820
- Materials & Techniques:
- Marble
- Dimensions:
- Overall: 23 3/4 x 14 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches (60.3 x 37.5 x 21.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed and dated by chisel on supporting column on back of bust: "E. H. BAILY | A. R. A. | SCULPTOR | LONDON. | 1820."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.1
- Classification:
- Sculptures
- Collection:
- Paintings and Sculpture
- Subject Terms:
- composer | head | man | music | portrait
- Associated People:
- Hodges, Edward (1796–1867), organist and composer
- Access:
- Not on view
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1448
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The sculptor Edward Hodges Baily is best remembered for his monumental statue of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, which was raised in two pieces to the top of William Railton's 150-foot column in London's Trafalgar Square on 6 November 1843. But in the early years of his long professional life, Baily produced numerous classicizing portrait busts of leading scientists, politicians, poets, and painters. In 1826, after the death of the sculptor John Flaxman, Baily succeeded him as the chief modeler and designer for the firm of Rundell, Bridge, and Rundell, goldsmiths to the king. He was also chief designer for the great Regency silversmith Paul Storr (ca. 1770-1844). Gallery label for installation of YCBA collection, 2005
Exhibition Catalogue. 1821. 53d, Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, no. 53, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1821, p. 47, no. 1116, N5054 A53 v. 2 nos. 29-49 (YCBA) [YCBA]
Ellis Waterhouse, Sculpture from the Paul Mellon Collection at the British Art Center at Yale, Burlington Magazine, vol. 119, May 1977, p. 352, N1 +B87 Oversize (YCBA) [YCBA]
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