W. Milligan Sold at Auction Prices

W. MILLIGAN (BRITISH, FL. 1840-50): A MARBLE BUST OF JOHN LOCKE

W. MILLIGAN (BRITISH, FL. 1840-50): A MARBLE BUST OF JOHN LOCKE signed to the reverse 'W. MILLIGAN', with rusticated back, raised on a cylindrical socle, 70cm high Related Literature: R. Gunnis states in the Dictionary of British Sculptors 'In 1850 he carved for Portsmouth the statues of Nelson and Wellington which had been commissioned by Lord Frederick FitzClarence. These do not seem to have been particularly successful, for the Builder of that year (page 243) commented on the "tasteless mistake" that had been made of "placing the Duke's foot on the Gallic cock," and later added (page 317) that "the impression of looking at them is one of discomfort". Milligan also executed a bust of Nelson which realised £73 at the sale of the Peel heirlooms in 1900. Another fine work of his is the bust of Mary, Queen of Scots, at the Vyne, near Basingstoke'.