George John Whyte-Welville (1821-1878) was a Novelist and poet; after an army career, including service in the Crimean War, he led the life of a country gentleman whose chief enthusiasms were writing and field sports. He published over twenty novels, drawing in particular on his military and sporting experiences. He was an acknowledged arbiter of hunting practice and attire, he died when his horse fell while fox hunting. This marble bust, incised and dated 1879, was sculpted by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm (1834-1890)

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