Lot 130: A MARBLE BUST OF WALTER SCOTT

A MARBLE BUST OF WALTER SCOTT
SCHOOL OF FRANCIS CHANTREY, 1837
Signed 'F. CHANTREY R.A. 1837'
22 in. (56 cm.) high

In 1820, Sir Francis Chantrey asked Scott if he would sit for a portrait to be executed first in plaster and then in marble. The original marble, and a second version executed for the Duke of Wellington in 1826, were the only autograph marbles of this composition, although 45 plaster casts were distributed to Scott's admirers, and numerous copies were subsequently executed by other artists. A second version by Chantrey was sculpted in 1828.