Lot 717: WILLIAM ROBERT COLTON (1867-1921), "In the

WILLIAM ROBERT COLTON (1867-1921), "In the Springtime of Life", bronze, signed and dated 1907, green patination, on ebonised wood base, 27 3/4" high (Illustrated)
William Robert Colton was born in Paris, enrolled as a student at R.A. 1889, and eventually rising to become professor of Sculpture 1907-11, died from the effects of an operation at the young age of 53. Noted for his war memorials e.g. Boer War, Worcester Cathedral. Boer War St James Park, The Wyllie memorial at Portsmouth Cathedral and Staffordshire County War Memorial at Stafford.
In the Springtime of Life (1903) earned his election as an Associate of the R.A. and was purchased for the Tate by the Chantrey Trustees. This is now in the Harris Museum in Preston, Lancs