Caprina Fahey
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Caprina Fahey was a British suffragette who was given the Women's Social and Political Union Hunger Strike Medal "for Valour" in 1914. She was an active member of the WSPU and was imprisoned twice in
Suffragette prisoners procession, 1909
Alfred Gilbert
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Sir Alfred Gilbert was an English sculptor. He was born in London and studied sculpture under Joseph Boehm, Matthew Noble, Édouard Lantéri and Pierre-Jules Cavelier. His first work of importance was T
Caprina Fahey
…the Norfolk Museums Service made a successful appeal for information about her life. Fahey was born in Capri, Italy and was the daughter of sculptor Alfred Gilbert. Growing up she lived in Italy, Belgium and England. She married twice, divorcing her first husband and retaining custody of their child, which was…
Portrait by Frederick Hollyer (1887)
Perseus Arming, an inspiration for the New Sculpture movement
The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain in Piccadilly Circus. Anteros is one of the first statues to be cast in aluminium.
Drawing by Arthur Robertson of Alfred Gilbert's plans for the tomb of Prince Albert Victor