Foley, JOHN HENRY, R.A., sculptor, was born in Dublin, 24th May 1818, became a student of the Royal Academy in 1835, and first exhibited in 1839. His 'Ino and Bacchus' (1840) attracted much notice, and was followed by a succession of admirable classical and ideal works, including 'A Youth at a Stream,' 'Caractacus,' and several excellent subjects from Shakespeare. The most noteworthy feature of his work, however, was his careful and artistic execution of his statues and busts, which included the Hampden and Selden figures in St Stephen's Hall, Westminster; Goldsmith, Burke, and O'Connell, in Dublin; and the equestrian statues of Lord Hardinge and Sir James
Outram, for India, which rank among the finest equestrian sculptures of modern times. The statue of the Prince Consort for the Albert Memorial is also Foley's work. He died August 27, 1874, and was buried in St Paul's Cathedral.