Faith, Hope, Charity by Sir Alfred Gilbert, R. A. (1854-1934) Bronze: Hts. respectively, 13 3/4, 14 1/2, 15 inches. Replicas of three of four figures on The Russell Memorial, Chenies, c. 1898. Private Collection. [British Sculpture 1850-1914, p. 25]. According to Dennis Lanigan, the three figures should be entitled “Truth, Charity, and Piety.”
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Bibliography
British Sculpture 1850-1914. A loan exhibition of sculpture and medals sponsored by The Victorian Society. London: Fine Art Society, 1968. no. 71.
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