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English Antique Marble Bust “Lady Layard” by John Warrington Wood ca. 1870
A very finely carved marble bust that almost certainly depicts Lady Layard (British, 1843-1912) at 27 years of age. Interestingly, Henry Layard decided he did not like the bust that was completed of him and eventually re-commissioned Wood to complete the bust again 12 years later in 1881, that example held in the permanent collection…
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English Antique Marble Bust “Lady Layard” by John Warrington Wood ca. 1870
A very finely carved marble bust that almost certainly depicts Lady Layard (British, 1843-1912) at 27 years of age. Interestingly, Henry Layard decided he did not like the bust that was completed of him and eventually re-commissioned Wood to complete the bust again 12 years later in 1881, that example held in the permanent collection…





