St. John the Evangelist by Alfred Stevens (1817-75), Bronze. height: 5 inches, length: 10 inches. Private Collection. Cast from sketch models for figure to be placed at the base of the dome of St. Paul's, but intended to be completed in marble. [British Sculpture 1850-1914, p. 31].
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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. 148.
Towndrow, Kenneth Romney. Alfred Stevens: Architectural Sculptor, Painter and Designer. London: Constable, 1959.
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