Henry Hugh Armstead

Sculptor

Birthday June 18, 1828

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Dec 4, 1905 (77)

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About

English sculptor and illustrator who was influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites. He designed The Stockbridge Cup, the prize for the Nottingham horse race.

Before Fame

He went to work for the silversmiths Hunt and Roskell at age 18.

Trivia

He was commissioned to make a statue of Aristotle in Caen stone for the Museum of Natural History in Oxford.

Family Life

He was the son of John Armstead.

Associated With

He and Anne Seymour Damer are both sculptors from England.