Edward Hodges Baily was a prolific British sculptor responsible for numerous public monuments, portrait busts, statues and exhibition pieces as well as works in silver. He carved friezes for both the
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Eve at the Fountain, 1822
Baily's statue of Nelson on Nelson's Column
Baily's grave in Highgate Cemetery
Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, Central London, England, United Kingdom, built to commemorate British Royal Navy officer Horatio Nelson's decisive victory
Edward Hodges Baily
…carved friezes for both the Marble Arch and Buckingham Palace in London. His numerous statues of public figures include that of Horatio Nelson on top of Nelson's Column and Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey on Grey's Monument in Newcastle upon Tyne. Throughout his career Baily was responsible for creating a number of monuments…
Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square
The column under construction, 1843. William Henry Fox Talbot
The column looking south towards Whitehall, The Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey
The sandstone statue by Edward Hodges Baily