John Henry Foley, often referred to as J. H. Foley, was an Irish sculptor, working in London. He is best known for his statues of Daniel O'Connell in Dublin, and of Prince Albert for the Albert Memorial in London and for a number of works in India.
John Henry Foley in 1863, by Ernest Edwards
Foley by C. F. Foley, 1840s
Statue of Lord Hardinge, Governor General of India
Image: St. Mary's Church, Chennai 26
The Albert Memorial, directly north of the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington Gardens, London, was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband Prince Albert, who died in 1861. Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic Revival style, it takes the form of an ornate canopy or pavilion 176 feet (54 m) tall, in the style of a Gothic ciborium over the high altar of a church, sheltering a statue of the prince facing south. It took over ten years to complete, the £120,000 cost met by public subscription.
The Albert Memorial from the south side
The memorial statue of Albert, by John Henry Foley and Thomas Brock
The Albert Memorial, Manchester (Thomas Worthington and Matthew Noble, 1865)
"Agriculture" group by William Calder Marshall