Person    | Male  Born 1817  Died 1875

Henry Prince

Categories: Craft / Design

Henry Prince

The NPG has some information about this engineer/founder: Born c. 1817. Died April/March 1875. He maintained a foundry in the Grove, Great Guildford Street, Southwark for much of his life. He began casting bronze statues in about 1864. In a partnership, Prince & Whitehouse, 1851 - 9, then as Henry Prince & Co, 1860 - 75 when he died. Prince Albert, which was completed after his death, must have been his last work.

His partner was Samuel Whitehouse.

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Henry Prince

Creations i

Albert Memorial - Prince Albert

The bronze statue of Albert was originally gilded but this was removed in WW1...

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Guards

The 3 guardsmen are cast from captured Russian guns. The guns displayed at th...

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Richard Green

Seated at his feet is his dog Hector, who has an ear missing as a result of a...

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Sidney Herbert - statue

This statue was made in 1866 and erected in front of the War Office, then at ...

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Other Subjects

Spitalfields weaving industry

Spitalfields weaving industry

Many of the Huguenots that arrived here in the 16th and 17th centuries were skilled silk weavers and set up looms in their homes in Spitalfields. The Spitalfields textile trade thrived until the mi...

Concept, Commerce, Craft / Design

2 memorials
Birchin Lane drapers

Birchin Lane drapers

From Stow: "...Birchin Lane. . . . This lane, and the High Street, near adjoining, hath been inhabited for the most part with wealthy drapers; from Birchin Lane ... in the reign of Henry VI., had y...

Group, Commerce, Craft / Design

1 memorial
Sir Henry Doulton

Sir Henry Doulton

Businessman, inventor and manufacturer of pottery. Born Vauxhall Walk where his father was a partner in a pottery business, Doulton and Watts. Followed his brother, John junior, into the business. ...

Person, Craft / Design, Industry, Politics & Administration

3 memorials
Emily Hoffnung

Emily Hoffnung

Designed and carved the Great Rising memorial.  Has a studio in West London.  See more of her work.

Person, Craft / Design

1 memorial
John Moor
1 memorial