Lady Morgain (1778-1859) was a highly successful Irish novelist, whos works championed the dispossessed Catholics and the rights of women. She was less that four feet high and had a slight deformity of the spine and face. Thie bust, commissioned by her from a leading French sculptor (David d'Angers) captures her lively and determined personality.

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Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London