Herbert Hampton

Henry Hampton (31 August 1862 – 11 February 1929)[1] was an English sculptor, creator of public memorials and artist who was active between 1888 and 1927.

Life

Henry Hampton was born at Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, and died in Great Bardfield, Essex in 1929. After education at Bishop's Stortford College, he studied art at the Cardiff School of Art, the Lambeth, the Westminster, the Slade and then the Académies Julien and Colarossi in Paris.[2] His legacy was a collection of public memorials across the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

Works
Figure of Wisdom on the Queen Victoria Memorial, Lancaster

The Queen Victoria Monument in Lancaster, displays a sculpture of the queen guarded by 4 monumental lions, beneath them are four allegories to freedom, wisdom, truth and justice complete with a generous collection of putti; and four bas-relief friezes of fifty-three eminent Victorians, two of whom were women.

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References
  1. Herbert Hampton at Find a Grave
  2. "Hampton, Herbert". Who's Who: 975. 1916.
  3. Pevsner 2009, p. 381.
  4. "Queen Victoria Memorial Statue - Queens Gardens, Dunedin". Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. van der Krogt, René (2014). "STATUES – HITHER & THITHER". Retrieved 1 April 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Sources

Media related to Herbert Hampton at Wikimedia Commons


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