WHITE MARBLE BUST OF A GENTLEMAN, JOHN KIRK (SCOTTISH B.1832)
DATED 1850
£1,134
Auction: Five Centuries: 15 November 2023 From 10:00
Description
depicted in the classical style, the back inscribed 'John Kirk Sculp, 1850', with an associated socle
Dimensions
82cm high, 45cm wide, 25cm deep
Footnote
Note: "John Kirk of Dumfries (Scottish b.1832) joined the Royal Academy Schools in 1847... He exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1847-1854, and at the British Institution, 1849-1854, showing busts etc." - Gunnis, R. Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, The Abbey Library, London, p.230