Sir Alfred Gilbert
(1854-1934), Sculptor and goldsmithLater Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 5 portraits
Artist of 2 portraits
Sculptor; a leading figure in the revival of British sculpture with a Renaissance-inspired feeling for the subtleties of form and texture, and for exquisite jewel-like detail. He designed the statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus and the Duke of Clarence's tomb but later went bankrupt and retired to Bruges in disgrace. After the First World War Gilbert came back to England and enjoyed a productive old age.
by John McLure Hamilton
pastel, 1887
NPG 1865
by Bernard Partridge
chalk and watercolour, published in Punch 8 May 1929
NPG 4076
by Frederick Hollyer
platinotype cabinet card, 1887
NPG x13183
by Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea
platinum print, late 1880s-1890s
NPG Ax15699
by Ralph Winwood Robinson, published by C. Whittingham & Co
platinum print, circa 1889, published 1892
NPG x7365
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Janice Barton
12 July 2019, 11:56
'His knighthood came too late in his life. He was a heartbroken man and often spoke of it with great sadness.'