Thomas Brock
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Sir Thomas Brock (March 1, 1847 - August 22, 1922) was a British sculptor.
Brock was born in Worcester, he attended the School of Design in Worcester and then undertook an apprenticeship in modelling at the Worcester Royal Porcelain Works. In 1866 he became a pupil of the sculptor John Henry Foley. He married in 1869, and had 8 children.
He first came to prominence when he was asked to complete the statue of Prince Albert for the Albert Memorial. His group The Moment of Peril was followed by The Genius of Poetry, Eve, and other ideal works that mark his development. His busts, such as those of Lord Leighton and Queen Victoria; his statues, such as Sir Richard Owen and Dr Philpott, bishop of Worcester ; his sepulchral monuments, such as that to Lord Leighton in St Pauls Cathedral, a work of singular significance, refinement and beauty. The colossal equestrian statue of Edward the Black Prince was set up in the City Square in Leeds in 1901, the year in which the sculptor was awarded the commission to execute the vast Imperial Memorial to Queen Victoria in front of Buckingham Palace. He also sculpted the statue of Queen Victoria in the grounds of Belfast City Hall. Also in the grounds is his memorial to the victims of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Brock was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1883 and full member in 1891.
[edit] Works
- Monument to Henry Philpott, Bishop of Worcester. South Transcept of Worcester Cathedral. Seated white figure. (1892)[1]
- Statue of Richard Baxter, 17th century English Puritan church leader and divine scholar. Originally in the Bull Ring, Kidderminster but moved to its present site, outside St Mary's parish church in March 1967. Unveiled 28 July 1875.[2] [3]
- Statue of Sir Rowland Hill, inventor of the Penny Black and modern postal system. Vicar Street, Kidderminster. Unveiled 26 June 1881.[4] [5]
[edit] References
- ^ The Buildings of England: Worcestershire, Nikolaus Pevsner, 1968 p312
- ^ The Buildings of England: Worcestershire, Nikolaus Pevsner, 1968 p207
- ^ Kidderminster Since 1800, Ken Tomkinson and George Hall, 1975 p209-210
- ^ The Buildings of England: Worcestershire, Nikolaus Pevsner, 1968 p208
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
[edit] Further reading
- Mark Stocker, ‘Brock, Sir Thomas (1847-1922)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford
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