H.R.H. Prince Alfred, The Duke of Edinburgh c1884
SUMMERS, Charles Frances
Registration number
1091151
Artist/maker
SUMMERS, Charles Frances
Title
H.R.H. Prince Alfred, The Duke of Edinburgh
Production date
c1884
Medium
Carrara marble
Credit line
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection
Keywords
H.R.H.Prince Alfred, The Duke of Edinburgh, c1884
Summary
Marble bust of H.R.H. Prince Alfred, The Duke of Edinburgh.
Born Somerset, England (1825-1878) Charles Summers gained his earliest training with his father, who was a stonemason and builder. He was admitted to the Royal Academy at 24, but migrated to Australia three years later due to poor health. In 1855, Summers established a studio in Collins Street, and he was the founder of the Victorian Society of Fine Arts.