Frederick W. Pomeroy, R.A., 1856-1924 (original) (raw)

Biography

Born in London, the son of an artist-craftsman. Early sculptor member of Arts and Crafts movement. Studied under Dalou at Lambeth School of Art; at R.A. Schools, 1881-85 (gold medal and travelling scholarship, 1885) Studied under Mercie in Paris, later went to Rome. First exhibited at R.A., 1885, also showed at Arts & Crafts exhibitions from 1888. Executed marble version of Leighton's Athlete and Python and did much decorative work in collaboration with architects, eg. bronze figure Agriculture on Vauxhall Bridge and Gladstone statue in House of Commons.

A.R.A. 1907, R.A. 1917. [British Sculpture 1850-1914]

Allegorical, mythological, and other single figures

• Poesie
• Undine
• Dionysius
• Undine
• Love the Conqueror
• Giotto
• The Wood Nymph
• The Nymph of Loch Awe
• Pensée
• The Snake-Charmer
• The Spearman

Memorial figures and busts

• Francis Bacon
• Robert Blake, Admiral amd General of the Forces of Great Britain
• Burns
• Oliver Cromwell
• Lord Dufferin Memorial
• Sir James Haslett
• Sir E. Hornby
• Bishop Lloyd's effigy in the Cathedral Church of St Nicholas, Newcastle
• Mgr. James Nugent
• Dean Hook
• George Nathaniel, Earl Curzon of Kedleston
• Tomb of General Gordon in St. Paul's
• Sir William Henry Perkin
• John Bell Simpson (1837-1926)

Bas reliefs and medallions

• J. D. Sedding and His Wife Rose
• Memorial to John D. Sedding, architect of Holy Trinity, Sloane Street, London
• Let all things be done with Charity
• Modelled Panel
• Dr. William Gandy
• Thomas Gray Birthplace Memorial
• The Late Dean Hale, Recombent Effigy in Marble for Rochester Cathedral
• Frederick Temple, 1821-1902
• Thomas Gray

Architectural sculpture

• The Making of Gin (Four panels on the Booth Gin. Co.)
• Pediment (Hibernia, Minerva, and symbolic figures of Labour, Industry, Liberty, and Commerce) City Hall, Belfast
• On E. W. Mountford's extension to the former William Brown Museum and Library, Liverpool
• Fortitude and Truth flanking a recording angel above the City of London Arms, the Old Bailey, London
• Justice with sword and balance scale
• Allegorical Figure with quill and closed book
• Allegorical Figure with sword and open book
• Young Atlases with Armillary Sphere and Zodiacal Globe, Electra House
• Britannia and two attendants, Electra House
• Mercury representng Commerce and two allegorical figures, Electra House
• Allegorical figure holding the tools of the metal-working trades
• War
• Peace
• Queen Victoria
• Thor and Vulcan supporting the arms of the city of Sheffield
• Steam and Electricity
• The Arts and Industries of Sheffield (I)
• The Arts and Industries of Sheffield (II)
• Justice
• Tritons and Rivers, Cardiff City Hall
• Pottery, Vauxhall Bridge
• Agriculture, Vauxhall Bridge
• Architecture, Vauxhall Bridge
• Engineering, Vauxhall Bridge
• Mary and St. John, Baptismal font, Carlisle Cathedral
• Be as wise as a serpent
• Bronze panel for the Baptistery, Wellbeck

Works not illustrated on this site

• The Potter (seated male nude illustrated in the 1898 Academy Architecture and Architectural Review)
• Perseus (illustrated in the 1898 Academy Architecture and Architectural Review)

Bibliography

Baldry, A. L. "The Work of F. W. Pomeroy." The Studio 15 (November 1898): 77-86.

Beattie, Susan. The New Sculpture. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1983.

British Sculpture 1850-1914. A loan exhibition of sculpture and medals sponsored by The Victorian Society. London: Fine Art Society, 1968.

Ward-Jackson, Philip. Public Sculpture of the City of London. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2003.

Last modified 22 October 2018