Description
Autograph Letter Signed, about an inconclusive conversation with the Duke about a statue, hoping that the Duke will learn of “the wishes of the Inhabitants of Wolverhampton to keep the Statue”. 2 pp. 9 x 7 inches, remains of guard, in good condition. London, 7 March 1840. John Francis (1780-1861), English sculptor. In 1844 he executed by command of Queen Victoria a marble bust of Albert, Prince Consort; this followed a commission a few years earlier for a bust of the Queen, which went to the hall of the Reform Club.