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HENRY HUGH ARMSTEAD (1828-1005)

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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 590 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HENRY
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HUGH ARMSTEAD (1828-1005)
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English sculptor, was first trained as a silversmith, and achieved the highest excellence with the " St George's Vase " and the " Outram Shield." He rose to the front rank among contemporary sculptors, his chief
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works being the
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external sculptural decorations of the colonial office in
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Whitehall, the sculptures on the
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southern and eastern sides of the podium of the Albert Memorial, the large fountain at King's College, Cambridge, and numerous effigies, such as " Bishop Wilberforce " at Winchester, and " Lord John Thynne " at Westminster, with smaller
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portraiture and much ideal
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work . His sense of style and
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nobility was remarkable; and he was besides gifted with a
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fine power of design and draughtsmanship, which he put to good use in his early years for
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book
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illustration . He was elected associate of the Royal Academy in 1875 and a full member in 1880 .

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