King Edward VII (1841-1910) Reigned 1901-10

Location

Country: Italy
City: Rome
Place: British Embassy

Prosper Charles Adrien d’Epinay was born in Port Louis, Mauritius; the son of a politician. He studied under sculptor Jean-Pierre Dantan in Paris and Luigi Amici in Rome. D’Epinay exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, between 1865 and 1881, while based in Rome. In 1883 he exhibited in Paris as a member of the Cercle de l’Union Artistique. He is best-known for busts of the Empress Eugenie; actress Sarah Bernhardt and artist Henri Regnault, as well as a statue of his father (in Mauritius), Venus with Golden Girdle (1874) and some eight busts of Queen Alexandra. He was awarded the Royal Victoria Order in honour of his eight busts of Alexandra. He later executed caricature portraits and exhibited cartoons at the Salon des Humoristes in Paris.

People

Edward VII (1844 - 1910)

Places

Subjects

Materials & Techniques

plaster statue

Artist

Prosper d' Epinay (1836 - 1914)

Title

King Edward VII (1841-1910) Reigned 1901-10

Date

1903

Medium

Plaster statue

Acquisition

Origin uncertain

Provenance

Plaster version of 15101 bronze full-length.

GAC number

15352