Traditional Sculpture

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Queen Victoria
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Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death.

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On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India.

Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward of Kent and Stathearn, the fourth son of King George III.

Both the Duke and the King died in 1820, and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her mother, Princess Victoria of Saxen-Coburg-Saalfeld.

She inherited the throne at the age of 18, after her father's three elder brothers had all died, leaving no surviving legitimate children.

The United Kingdom was already an established constitutional monarchy, in which the sovereign held relatively little direct political power.

Privately, Victoria attempted to influence government policy and ministerial appointments; publicly, she became a national icon who was identified with strict standards of personal morality.

Victoria married her first cousin Prince Albert von Saxen- Coburg und Gotha in 1840.

Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the sorbriquet "the grandmother of Europe".

After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances.

As a result of her seclusion, republicanism temporarily gained strength, but in the latter half of her reign, her popularity recovered. Her Golden and Diamond Jubilees were times of public celebration.

Height 55cm
Weight 18kg

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Mary Queen of Scots
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Mary was born in December 1542 in Linlithgow Palace, the only child of James V of Scotland and his French wife, Mary of Guise.

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When she was six days old her father died and she became queen. Her mother acted as regent in her stead.

At just five years of age Mary was betrothed to Henry VIII's son, Edward.

But her Catholic guardians were opposed to the match and took the young Mary to Stirling Castle, breaking the agreement.

Henry ordered a series of savage, yet unsuccessful raids into Scotland known as 'The Rough Wooing'.

At the French court
Conscious of the benefits of an alliance with France, the Scots betrothed the young queen to Francis, the four-year-old heir to the French crown, and sent Mary to be raised at the court of Henry II.

In April 1558, the young couple were duly married and Francis became king in 1559, briefly uniting the French and Scottish crowns.

However, Francis died from an ear infection the following year.

A widow at just 18, Mary returned to Scotland where she faced many challenges.

As a Catholic in a country that was officially Protestant, she was regarded with suspicion by some of her subjects. Mary accepted the Protestant-led government and initially ruled with moderation.

Height 55cm
Weight 18kg

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Jane Austen (Life Size Bust)

Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels,

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which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.

This life size bust of the author has been designed and hand crafted in plaster in our workshop in Bath which is the traditional medium to replicate famous pieces of art in antiquity and up to the present.

Height 55cm
Weight 18kg

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Alfred Hitchcock
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The Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock was perhaps one of the greatest film directors of all time.

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During his long career in British cinema he developed many of the pioneering elements of the thriller genres we see today including his trademark use of the camera following the person’s gaze which forces the viewer to engage in voyeurism.

Hitchcock directed more than fifty feature films in a career spanning six decades. His most well-known films, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest and Psycho are regularly ranked among the greatest films of all time.

Height 55cm
Weight 18kg

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Ernest Shackleton
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Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer, best known for leading the 'Endurance' expedition of 1914-16.

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Ernest Henry Shackleton was born on 15 February 1874 in County Kildare, Ireland. His father was a doctor.

The family moved to London where Shackleton was educated.

Rejecting his father's wish that he become a doctor, he joined the merchant navy when he was 16 and qualified as a master mariner in 1898.
He travelled widely but was keen to explore the poles.

In 1901, Shackleton was chosen to go on the Antarctic expedition led by British naval officer Robert Falcon Scott on the ship 'Discovery'.

With Scott and one other, Shackleton trekked towards the South Pole in extremely difficult conditions, getting closer to the Pole than anyone had come before.

Shackleton became seriously ill and had to return home but had gained valuable experience.

Height 55cm
Weight 18kg

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Emmeline Pankhurst
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Pankhurst was a leading British women's rights activist, who led the movement to win the right for women to vote.

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Emmeline Goulden was born on 14 July 1858 in Manchester into a family with a tradition of radical politics.

In 1879, she married Richard Pankhurst, a lawyer and supporter of the women's suffrage movement. He was the author of the Married Women's Property Acts of 1870 and 1882, which allowed women to keep earnings or property acquired before and after marriage.

His death in 1898 was a great shock to Emmeline.

In 1889, Emmeline founded the Women's Franchise League, which fought to allow married women to vote in local elections. In October 1903, she helped found the more militant Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) - an organisation that gained much notoriety for its activities and whose members were the first to be christened 'suffragettes'.

Emmeline's daughters Christabel and Sylvia were both active in the cause. British politicians, press and public were astonished by the demonstrations, window smashing, arson and hunger strikes of the suffragettes.

In 1913, WSPU member Emily Davison was killed when she threw herself under the king's horse at the Derby as a protest at the government's continued failure to grant women the right to vote.

Height 55cm
Weight 18kg

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Virginia Wolf
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Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) is recognised as one of the most innovative writers of the 20th century.

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Perhaps best known as the author of Mrs Dolloway (1925) and To the Lighthouse (1927), she was also a prolific writer of essays, diaries, letters and biographies.

Both in style and subject matter, Woolf’s work captures the fast-changing world in which she was working, from transformations in gender roles, sexuality and class to technologies such as cars, airplanes and cinema.

Influenced by seminal writers and artists of the period such as Marcel Proust, Igor Stravinsky and the Post-Impressionists, Woolf’s work explores the key motifs of modernism, including the subconscious, time, perception, the city and the impact of war.

Her ‘stream of consciousness’ technique enabled her to portray the interior lives of her characters and to depict the montage-like imprint of memory.

Height 55cm
Weight 18kg

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The portrait bust of Thomas Burberry is exclusive to Burberry House London

Thomas Burberry
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27 August 1835 – 4 April 1926) was an English gentlemen's outfitter, and the founder of international chain Burberry, one of Britain's largest branded clothing businesses. He is also known as the inventor of gabardine.

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The sculptures under Traditional Sculptures have been created by request of Burberry House in London for an exhibition.

Traditional Sculptures

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Queen Victoria
Life Size Bust

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death.

More Info

On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India.

Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward of Kent and Stathearn, the fourth son of King George III.

Both the Duke and the King died in 1820, and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her mother, Princess Victoria of Saxen-Coburg-Saalfeld.

She inherited the throne at the age of 18, after her father's three elder brothers had all died, leaving no surviving legitimate children.

The United Kingdom was already an established constitutional monarchy, in which the sovereign held relatively little direct political power.

Privately, Victoria attempted to influence government policy and ministerial appointments; publicly, she became a national icon who was identified with strict standards of personal morality.

Victoria married her first cousin Prince Albert von Saxen- Coburg und Gotha in 1840.

Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the sorbriquet "the grandmother of Europe".

After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances.

As a result of her seclusion, republicanism temporarily gained strength, but in the latter half of her reign, her popularity recovered. Her Golden and Diamond Jubilees were times of public celebration.

Height 55cm
Weight 18kg

Click on the image to enlarge.

Mary Queen of Scots
Life Size Bust

Mary was born in December 1542 in Linlithgow Palace, the only child of James V of Scotland and his French wife, Mary of Guise.

More Info

When she was six days old her father died and she became queen. Her mother acted as regent in her stead.

At just five years of age Mary was betrothed to Henry VIII's son, Edward.

But her Catholic guardians were opposed to the match and took the young Mary to Stirling Castle, breaking the agreement.

Henry ordered a series of savage, yet unsuccessful raids into Scotland known as 'The Rough Wooing'.

At the French court
Conscious of the benefits of an alliance with France, the Scots betrothed the young queen to Francis, the four-year-old heir to the French crown, and sent Mary to be raised at the court of Henry II.

In April 1558, the young couple were duly married and Francis became king in 1559, briefly uniting the French and Scottish crowns.

However, Francis died from an ear infection the following year.

A widow at just 18, Mary returned to Scotland where she faced many challenges.

As a Catholic in a country that was officially Protestant, she was regarded with suspicion by some of her subjects. Mary accepted the Protestant-led government and initially ruled with moderation.

Height 55cm
Weight 18kg

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Click on the image to enlarge.

Jane Austen (Life Size Bust)

Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels,

More Info

which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.

This life size bust of the author has been designed and hand crafted in plaster in our workshop in Bath which is the traditional medium to replicate famous pieces of art in antiquity and up to the present.

Height 55cm
Weight 18kg

Click on the image to enlarge.

Alfred Hitchcock
Life Size Bust

The Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock was perhaps one of the greatest film directors of all time.

More Info

During his long career in British cinema he developed many of the pioneering elements of the thriller genres we see today including his trademark use of the camera following the person’s gaze which forces the viewer to engage in voyeurism.

Hitchcock directed more than fifty feature films in a career spanning six decades. His most well-known films, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest and Psycho are regularly ranked among the greatest films of all time.

Height 55cm
Weight 18kg

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Click on the image to enlarge.

Ernest Shackleton
Life Size Bust

Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer, best known for leading the 'Endurance' expedition of 1914-16.

More Info

Ernest Henry Shackleton was born on 15 February 1874 in County Kildare, Ireland. His father was a doctor.

The family moved to London where Shackleton was educated.

Rejecting his father's wish that he become a doctor, he joined the merchant navy when he was 16 and qualified as a master mariner in 1898.
He travelled widely but was keen to explore the poles.

In 1901, Shackleton was chosen to go on the Antarctic expedition led by British naval officer Robert Falcon Scott on the ship 'Discovery'.

With Scott and one other, Shackleton trekked towards the South Pole in extremely difficult conditions, getting closer to the Pole than anyone had come before.

Shackleton became seriously ill and had to return home but had gained valuable experience.

Height 55cm
Weight 18kg

Click on the image to enlarge.

Emmeline Pankhurst
Life Size Bust

Pankhurst was a leading British women's rights activist, who led the movement to win the right for women to vote.

More Info

Emmeline Goulden was born on 14 July 1858 in Manchester into a family with a tradition of radical politics.

In 1879, she married Richard Pankhurst, a lawyer and supporter of the women's suffrage movement. He was the author of the Married Women's Property Acts of 1870 and 1882, which allowed women to keep earnings or property acquired before and after marriage.

His death in 1898 was a great shock to Emmeline.

In 1889, Emmeline founded the Women's Franchise League, which fought to allow married women to vote in local elections. In October 1903, she helped found the more militant Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) - an organisation that gained much notoriety for its activities and whose members were the first to be christened 'suffragettes'.

Emmeline's daughters Christabel and Sylvia were both active in the cause. British politicians, press and public were astonished by the demonstrations, window smashing, arson and hunger strikes of the suffragettes.

In 1913, WSPU member Emily Davison was killed when she threw herself under the king's horse at the Derby as a protest at the government's continued failure to grant women the right to vote.

Height 55cm
Weight 18kg

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Click on the image to enlarge.

Virginia Wolf
Life Size Bust

Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) is recognised as one of the most innovative writers of the 20th century.

More Info

Perhaps best known as the author of Mrs Dolloway (1925) and To the Lighthouse (1927), she was also a prolific writer of essays, diaries, letters and biographies.

Both in style and subject matter, Woolf’s work captures the fast-changing world in which she was working, from transformations in gender roles, sexuality and class to technologies such as cars, airplanes and cinema.

Influenced by seminal writers and artists of the period such as Marcel Proust, Igor Stravinsky and the Post-Impressionists, Woolf’s work explores the key motifs of modernism, including the subconscious, time, perception, the city and the impact of war.

Her ‘stream of consciousness’ technique enabled her to portray the interior lives of her characters and to depict the montage-like imprint of memory.

Height 55cm
Weight 18kg

Click on the image to enlarge.

The portrait bust of Thomas Burberry is exclusive to Burberry House London

Thomas Burberry
Life Size Bust

27 August 1835 – 4 April 1926) was an English gentlemen's outfitter, and the founder of international chain Burberry, one of Britain's largest branded clothing businesses. He is also known as the inventor of gabardine.

More Info

The sculptures under Traditional Sculptures have been created by request of Burberry House in London for an exhibition.

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