Portrait Bust of Thomas Philip de Grey

Portrait Bust of Thomas Philip de Grey

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Portrait bust of Thomas Philip, 2nd Earl de Grey (1781–1859), politician and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1841-44) and President of the RDS for the same period; the subject modelled to proper left, with blind eyes; wearing classical robes and the star of the Order of the Garter at proper left breast; on a quadrangular terminal base; inscribed recto De Grey, signed T Farrell M.S.T.A.F.
Terence Farrell was a pupil at the Royal Dublin Society School of Modelling.

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Sculpture

Ca.1845

Marble

68 cm