Casting

A process of producing a sculpture not by direct carving, but by taking a mould-making from an original which is often of a less durable substance such as clay. A cast of the final sculpture is made usually by pouring the raw material, such as bronze, into the mould as a liquid and allowing it to set.

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James Wolfe, by Joseph Wilton, circa 1760 - NPG 4415 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

James Wolfe
by Joseph Wilton
circa 1760
NPG 4415

Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Robert Browning, by Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, 1853 - NPG 3165 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Robert Browning
by Harriet Goodhue Hosmer
1853
NPG 3165

Florence Nightingale, by Sir John Robert Steell, 1862 - NPG 1748 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Florence Nightingale
by Sir John Robert Steell
1862
NPG 1748

William Ernest Henley, by Auguste Rodin, 1884-1886 - NPG 1697 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

William Ernest Henley
by Auguste Rodin
1884-1886
NPG 1697

King Edward VII, by Sydney March, 1901 - NPG 2019 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

King Edward VII
by Sydney March
1901
NPG 2019

Joseph Lister, Baron Lister, by Sir Thomas Brock, 1927 (circa 1913) - NPG 1958a - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Joseph Lister, Baron Lister
by Sir Thomas Brock
1927 (circa 1913)
NPG 1958a

(James) Ramsay MacDonald, by Sir Jacob Epstein, 1934 - NPG 2934 - Photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London

(James) Ramsay MacDonald
by Sir Jacob Epstein
1934
NPG 2934

Ralph Vaughan Williams, by Sir Jacob Epstein, 1950 - NPG 4762 - Photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London

Ralph Vaughan Williams
by Sir Jacob Epstein
1950
NPG 4762

Thomas Stearns ('T.S.') Eliot, by Sir Jacob Epstein, 1951 - NPG 4440 - Photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London

Thomas Stearns ('T.S.') Eliot
by Sir Jacob Epstein
1951
NPG 4440

David Emery Gascoyne, by Gertrude Hermes, circa 1956 - NPG 5971 - © Simon Hughes-Stanton & Judith Russell

David Emery Gascoyne
by Gertrude Hermes
circa 1956
NPG 5971

John Hunter, by Unknown artist, 1962 (circa 1785) - NPG 4288 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

John Hunter
by Unknown artist
1962 (circa 1785)
NPG 4288

Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, by Faith Lucy Tilly Tolkien, 1981 - NPG 6616 - Photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London

Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead
by Faith Lucy Tilly Tolkien
1981
NPG 6616

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