Left: Victory by Sir Alfred Gilbert, R. A. (1854-1934) Modelled 1891; bronze cast before 1909. Private collection. Right: a very similar version from a photograph in Academy Architecture with an octagonal base and trumpet held at a different angle. [Click on photographs to enlarge them.]

Three details of the bronze base: Fairies, fish, and fanciful vegetation in the style of Art Nouveau.

All Photographs by owner. You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.] — George P. Landow

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Bibliography

Academy Architecture. London: Academy Architecture, 1897 [?]. Internet Archive version of a copy in the University of Toronto Library. Web. 25 May 2013.

Alfred Gilbert. Exhibition catalogue. London: Royal Academy, 1986. Nos. 39 & 40.

Gibson to Gilbert: British Sculpture 1840-1914. Exhibition catalogue. London: The Fine Art Society, 1992. No. 28.


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