Baily, EDWARD HODGES

Baily, EDWARD HODGES, sculptor, was born at Bristol, 10th March 1788. Two Homeric studies which he had executed were praised by Flaxman; and in 1807 he went to London, saw Flaxman, and entered his studio. He won several medals; but his 'Eve at the Fountain' (1818) first established his reputation. George IV. employed him, along with other artists, to execute the sculpture in front of Buckingham Palace, the figures on the Marble Arch, and the 'Triumph of Britannia.' Besides these, Baily executed a great number of busts and statues—Wellington, Byron, Telford, Earl Grey, and Sir Astley Cooper. The statue of Nelson, in Trafalgar Square, is likewise his, as also those of Charles James Fox and Lord Mansfield in St Stephen's Hall, Westminster. His 'Eve listening to the Voice,' 'Sleeping Nymph,' 'Girl preparing for the Bath,' and 'The Graces Seated,' are among his finest efforts. He died 22d May 1867.