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The Image Finder

William Robert Colton (1867–1921)

Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery

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Image credit: Nottingham City Museums & Galleries

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'The Image Finder' was exhibited at the Royal Academy in plaster in 1897, and in bronze in 1899. This version is signed and dated 1897. Paris-born William Robert Colton studied at Lambeth School of Art, at South Kensington, and at the Royal Academy Schools. He was elected an Associate in 1903 and full Academician in 1919. He was Professor of Sculpture in the Royal Academy (1907–1910 and 1911–1912). Two works by him in Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery were purchased under the terms of the Chantrey Bequest: 'The Girdle' (1899) and 'The Springtide of Life' (1903).

Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Nottingham

Title

The Image Finder

Date

1897

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 166 x W 82 x D 80 cm

Accession number

NCM 1946-230

Acquisition method

gift from William Robert Colton through Flight Lieutenant F. W. Higgins, 1945

Work type

Sculpture

Inscription description

1897

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Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Friar Lane, off Maid Marian Way, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG1 6EL England

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William Robert Colton

1867–1921

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