
Portrait of Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness
Knapton, George
119.4 x 141
Sargent, Francis William

A British sculptor who worked for many years in Italy. Born in Hampstead, London, the son of a barrister, Sargant studied at the Slade School of Art, London and later in Florence and Munich. For most of his career he lived in Florence, where he had a studio and where he worked largely in the medium of marble. He exhibited his work in London, Paris and Munich. Lamia was given anonymously through the LACF in 1958.