Thomas Hughes (1822-1896)

Sir Thomas Brock, K.C.B., R.A. 1847-1922

Marble, on a stone pedestal

Unveiled 1899

Rugby School

Other Views

Entire monument

View from the rear, showing stetson

Photograph and text kindly provided by John Sankey, whose copyright they remain.

"Brock included a tribute to his subject's success as an author by giving Hughes a book in his left hand and a quill pen (frequently stolen) in his right. The large stetson hat which rests by Hughes' right foot is a good-humoured reference to the model settlement he unsuccessfully attempted to establish in Tennessee" (Sankey 194)

Reference

Sankey, John. Thomas Brock and the Critics — An Examination of Brock's Place in the New Sculpture Movement. PhD Thesis, University of Leeds, 2002.

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Last modified 18 August 2009