John Henry Foley

Sculptor
BIRTHDAY
May 24,1818
Birthplace
Ireland
Age
Aug 27,1874,age 56
Birth Sign
Gemini
BIRTHDAY
May 24,1818 (age Aug 27,1874,age 56)
Birthplace
Ireland

About

Irish sculptor who made the statue of Daniel O'Connell in Dublin, as well as the statue of Prince Albert in London.

Before Fame

He was a student in the schools of the Royal Academy in London.

Trivia

A statue of Foley himself at the Victoria and Albert Museum shows him with a moustache, wearing a floppy cap.

Family Life

His father was a glass-blower.

Associated With

He and Augustus Saint-Gaudens were both sculptors from Ireland.