Matthew Noble
(1817?-1876), SculptorSitter in 3 portraits
Artist associated with 7 portraits
Matthew Noble, portrait sculptor, was born in Hackness near Scarborough, and was the son of a stonemason. As a young man he left Yorkshire for London and studied under John Francis. From 1845 until his death he was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy. First became recognised after winning the competition to produce the Wellington Monument in Manchester (Piccadilly) in 1856.
by Matthew Noble
marble bust, 1850
NPG 595
reduced version by Matthew Noble
marble bust, 1851, based on a work of 1850
NPG 596a
by Matthew Noble
marble bust, 1851
NPG 596
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
by Matthew Noble
marble bust, circa 1858
NPG 2203
Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower (née Howard), Duchess of Sutherland
by Matthew Noble
plaster cast of bust, 1869
NPG 808
William Venables Vernon Harcourt
by Matthew Noble
plaster cast of bust, 1872?
NPG 5300
by Matthew Noble
plaster cast of bust, circa 1873
NPG 807
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