Henry Gunthorp
Other names: Gunthorpe
Born 1851
Died 20 September 1915
Active: 1871 - 1914
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor, stone carver, architectural sculptor, medallist
Born in Whaplode, Holbeach, Lincolnshire. Son of John Gunthorp (born c.1823 in Lincolnshire), carpenter's foreman. He studied at the South London Technical School of Art from about 1880 for four years. Between 1888-99 he exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy, showing busts, medallions, and ideal works.
Wealth at death: £143 6s. 4d.
Probate date: 4 December 1915
Locations
Address Richmond Street Southwark London | View on map
1871 (Circa)
Address 28 Milton Road Lambeth London | View on map
1881 (Circa) - 1901 (Circa)
Address 77 Camberwell New Road London | View on map
1911 (Circa) - 1915
Died while living at this address.
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1884 - 1899
Exhibited 11 times, seventeen works in all
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-second (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1892
1892
Young Mischief (cat. no. 1377, bust, not for sale).
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-ninth (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1899
1899
Little Mischief (cat. no. 1355, marble bust, not for sale).
Institutional and Business Connections
Member of Royal Society of British Sculptors
1905 - 1914
Student at South London Technical School of Art (also Lambeth School of Art and City and Guilds of London Art School)
1880 (Circa) - 1884 (Circa)
Personal and Professional Connections
Nominated by William Goscombe John
28 February 1906
For membership of the Royal Society of British Sculptors.
Seconded by Frederick William Pomeroy
28 February 1906
For membership of the Royal Society of British Sculptors.
Descriptions of Practice
Listed under Sculptors Kelly's London Suburban Directory: Southern, 1880 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Sculptor's Apprentice'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Stone Carver Mason'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Sculptor' employed
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Sculptor' employer
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Architectural Sculptor' employer working at home
Sources
Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-ninth, 1899 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1899
pp. 48-52.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
RG10 piece 606 folio 18 page 30
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
RG11 piece 620 folio 81 page 40
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
RG12 piece 412 folio 137 page 38
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 429 folio 144 page 19
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN2054 RG78PN72 RD25 SD4 ED5 SN386
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Henry Gunthorp
Registration Year: 1851
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Holbeach
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Lincolnshire
Volume: 14
Page: 425
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Henry Gunthorp
Estimated birth year: abt 1851
Registration Year: 1915
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 64
Registration district: Lambeth
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1d
Page: 398
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Henry Gunthorp
Death Date: 22 Sep 1915
Death Place: Surrey, England
Probate Date: 4 Dec 1915
Registry: London, England
Kelly's London Suburban Directory: Southern, 1880 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1880
p. 1567
List of Members: Royal Society of British Sculptors
2008
Report of the South London Technical School of Art (City and Guilds of London Institute), 1888
June 1888
p. 9
Royal Society of British Sculptors. Minutes of Council Meetings No. 1, 1905-1913
19 May 1913
28 February 1906.
Citing this record
'Henry Gunthorp', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib2_1220015016, accessed 01 Jun 2023]
