Charles Henry Mabey
Charles Henry Mabey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 September 1835 |
| Died | 17 February 1912 (aged 76) |
Resting place | Norwood Cemetery |
| Known for | Sculpture and medals |
Charles Henry Mabey (9 September 1835 – 17 February 1912) was an English sculptor and medallist.
Biography
Charles Henry Mabey was born in Pimlico, London, in 1835, to James Mabey (1812–1883), also a sculptor.[1] His training is unknown. Many of his commissions involved architectural sculpture and reliefs.[2] Mabey exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1863, mostly exhibiting busts and medals.[3]
Mabey traded under C. H. and J. Mabey, with both his father and his son, Charles Henry Mabey Junior, who trained under him.[2] He died in Streatham in 1912.
Works
Mabey worked with the architect John Gibson, including on Gibson Hall in Bishopsgate, London, for which he sculpted the reliefs. Mabey also produced reliefs for the Temple Bar Memorial by Horace Jones.[4] Mabey was the modeller for the dolphin lamp standards on the Victoria Embankment, as well as the sphinxes at Cleopatra's Needle.[4][5]
Mabey was the sculptor of the Boy statue in St James's Park, London. At the time he was working under Robert Jackson.[6]
References
- ↑ "Charles Henry Mabey". artuk. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Charles Henry Mabey – Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951". sculpture.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ "Charles Henry Mabey (c. 1836–1912)". victorianweb.org. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- 1 2 Ward-Jackson, Philip (2003). Public Sculpture of the City of London. Liverpool University Press. pp. 419 and 468. ISBN 9780853239772.
- ↑ "Mabey, Charles Henry, I". Public Statues and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ "The Boy Fountain, North of Birdcage Walk/queen Anne's Gate Junction, Non Civil Parish – 1235671 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
External links
Media related to Charles Henry Mabey at Wikimedia Commons