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This female figure, along with its pair, accompanies a figure of Victory on the façade above the National Gallery’s West Entrance. They, and five related sculptures depicting female figures, are the work of the British neoclassical sculptor Edward Hodges Baily. This pair of women do not carry any attributes, so it is hard to identify who they are. The National Gallery was established in 1824, occupying two sites on Pall Mall before it was opened to the public in its present location on Trafalgar Square by Queen Victoria on 9 April 1838. During the construction of the Trafalgar Square building, its architect, William Wilkins, was forced to use masonry and statuary recycled from other projects in a cost-cutting exercise imposed by the government.
Title
Trophy
Date
1826–1832
Medium
Portland stone
Accession number
H210
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Office of Works for the Marble Arch, and installed on the gallery by 1838
Work type
Statue
