About
Irish sculptor who made the statue of Daniel O'Connell in Dublin, as well as the statue of Prince Albert in London.
Before fame
He was a student in the schools of the Royal Academy in London.
Trivia
A statue of Foley himself at the Victoria and Albert Museum shows him with a moustache, wearing a floppy cap.
Family life
His father was a glass-blower.
Associated with
He and Augustus Saint-Gaudens were both sculptors from Ireland.
