Honora Mary Rigby
Born 1865
Died 10 May 1916
Active: 1888 - 1915
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor
Born in Chester, Cheshire.
Wealth at death: £2,641 7s. 5d.
Resworn £2345 18s
Probate date: 2 January 1917
Works
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Bas-relief - Dancing in the Temple of Diana
1889 (Presumed)
Clematis
1895 (Presumed)
A Spanish Bull Fight
1895 (Presumed)
Childhood
1909 (Presumed)
Les Pensées
1910 (Presumed)
Lady Disdain
1911 (Presumed)
Josephine
1915
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Sixty-Ninth Autumn Exhibition at the Rooms of the Society, New Street (Royal Birmingham Society of Artists), 1895
'Clematis'
Exhibited at The Thirtieth Spring Exhibition at the Rooms of the Royal Society, New Street (Royal Birmingham Society of Artists), 1895
'A Spanish Bull Fight'
Exhibited at The Eighty-Third Autumn Exhibition at the Rooms of the Society, New Street (Royal Birmingham Society of Artists), 1909-1910
'Childhood'
Exhibited at The Eighty-Forth Autumn Exhibition at the Rooms of the Society, New Street (Royal Birmingham Society of Artists), 1910-1911
'Les Pensées'
Exhibited at The Eighty-Fifth Autumn Exhibition at the Rooms of the Society, New Street (Royal Birmingham Society of Artists), 1911-1912
'Lady Disdain'
Exhibited at Royal Birmingham Society of Artists [Spring] Exhibition, 1915
Multiple works
Exhibited at Ninth Annual Autumn Exhibition of Modern Pictures, also Loan and Permanent Collection of Pictures, Etc., including the Leifchild Gift of Sculpture (Nottingham Castle Museum), 1889
'Bas-relief - Dancing in the Temple of Diana'
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1903
'Ivy'
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1904
Multiple works
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1906
'Eventide'
Exhibited at Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Thirteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1895
'My Pretty Poll'
Exhibited at Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Twenty-Third Autumn Exhibition, 1905
'Eventide'
Exhibited at Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Eighteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1900
'Cordelia'
Exhibited at Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Fifteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1897
'A Youthful Cynic'
Exhibited at Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Fourteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1896
'Trilby'
Exhibited at City of Manchester Art Gallery, Exhibition of Modern Oil Paintings and Sculpture, 1913
'Pippa'
Exhibited at Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Twenty-Fifth Autumn Exhibition, 1907
'Childhood'
Exhibited at Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Twenty-Sixth Autumn Exhibition, 1908
'Sunshine'
Exhibited at Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Twenty-Fourth Autumn Exhibition, 1906
'Statuette'
Exhibited at Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Twenty-Second Autumn Exhibition, 1904
'Silvia'
Exhibited at Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Twenty-First Autumn Exhibition, 1903
'Melody'
Exhibited at Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Nineteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1901
'Anita'
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-first (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1891
Dynamene (cat. no. 1234, terracotta, £5 5s.); The Worship of Bacchus (cat. no. 1263, design for bronze panel, £10 10s.).
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of pictures, in oil and water-colours: the eighteenth (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1888
1888
Dancing in the Temple of Diana (cat. no. 1389, terracotta, £3 3s.).
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of pictures, in oil and water-colours: the nineteenth (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1889
1889
Fox Terrier Pup (cat. no. 1493, 10s.); 'Where young Acantha roam'd in thymy valley, Tending her milk-white goat, and gathering honey' (cat. no. 1551, £5 5s.); Reynard and his Prey (cat. no. 1553, £3 3s.); The Last of a Numerous Family (cat. no. 1555, £1 10s.).
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of pictures, in oil and water-colours: the twentieth (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1890
1890
A Romance of Olden Days (cat. no. 1288, models in wax); The Favourite (cat. no. 1296, terracotta, £5 10s.).
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-second (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1892
1892
Clematis (cat. no. 1321, bust, not for sale); The Return from Fishing (cat. no. 1327, panel, £6 6s.); The Wounded Stag (cat. no. 1331, group in wax, £10 10s.).
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-third (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1893
1893
Portrait Bust (cat. no. 1156, not for sale); Design for a Wall Fountain (cat. no. 1192, illustrated on p. 119, not for sale); Panel for Chimney-piece, 'The Night is Far Spent' (cat. no. 1237, illustrated on p. 120, £20).
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-fourth (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1894
1894
A Daughter of Toil (cat. no. 1281, not for sale); The Golden Age (cat. no. 1302, £2 2s.); Theodelinda (cat. no. 1319, £3 10s.); Iduna (cat. no. 1354, plaster statuette, £3 3s.); A Skirt Dancer (cat. no. 1355, terracotta statuette, £2 2s.).
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-fifth (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1895
1895
A Falconer (cat. no. 1267, terracotta, £1 10s.); Carmen (cat. no. 1269, terracotta, £1 10s.); A Type of Beauty (cat. no. 1274, bust, not for sale); Storm (cat. no. 1277, terracotta, £5 5s.); Design for a Mirror (cat. no. 1306, not for sale).
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-seventh (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1897
1897
Cassandra (cat. no. 1301, not for sale).
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-eighth (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1898
1898
Don José - A Character Study (cat. no. 1441, plaster bust, not for sale); Priscilla (cat. no. 1446, plaster bust, £40); An Old World Maiden (cat. no. 1488, £5 5s.).
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-ninth (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1899
1899
Cordelia (cat. no. 1404, £40).
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the thirty-first (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1901
1901
Elsa (cat. no. 1582, plaster statuette, £30); Ivy (cat. no. 1583, plaster bust, £25).
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of pictures & sculpture: the thirty-second (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1902
1902
Joy (cat. no. 1421, plaster statuette, £30); Melody (cat. no. 1423, plaster bust, £30); Becchina (cat. no. 1481, £20).
Sources
Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-eighth, 1898 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1898
pp. 45-48.
Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-fifth, 1895 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1895
pp. 47-50.
Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-first, 1891 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1891
pp. 47-8
Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-fourth, 1894 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1894
pp. 49-52.
Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-ninth, 1899 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1899
pp. 48-52.
Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-seventh, 1897 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1897
pp. 44-47.
Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-third, 1893 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1893
pp. 42-45.
Autumn exhibition of pictures & sculpture: the thirty-second, 1902 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1902
pp. 42-47.
Autumn exhibition of pictures, in oil and water-colours: the eighteenth, 1888 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1888
pp. 54-56.
Autumn exhibition of pictures, in oil and water-colours: the twentieth, 1890 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1890
pp. 46-48.
Catalogue of the Eighteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1900
1900
Cat. No. 256, pp. 46, 56
Catalogue of the Exhibition of Modern Oil Paintings and Sculpture, Autumn 1913
1913
Cat. No. 228, pp. 50, 62
Catalogue of the Fifteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1897
1897
Cat. Nos. 413, 415, pp. 43, 57
Catalogue of the Fourteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1896
1896
Cat. No. 344, pp. 34, 44
Catalogue of the Nineteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1901
1901
Cat. No. 287, pp. 49, 59
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1903
1903
Cat. No. 544, pp. 55, 81
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1904
1904
Cat. No. 671, pp. 65, 104
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1906
1906
Cat. No. 870, pp. 73, 96
Catalogue of the Thirteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1895
1895
Cat. Nos. 622, 632, pp. 53, 54, 65
Catalogue of the Twentieth Autumn Exhibition (Manchester Art Gallery), 1902
1902
Cat. No. 243, pp. 43, 52
Catalogue of the Twenty-Fifth Autumn Exhibition, 1907
1907
Cat. No. 261, pp. 47, 60
Catalogue of the Twenty-First Autumn Exhibition, 1903
1903
Cat. No. 285, pp. 46, 58
Catalogue of the Twenty-Fourth Autumn Exhibition, 1906
1906
Cat. No. 270, pp. 48, 60
Catalogue of the Twenty-Second Autumn Exhibition, 1904
1904
Cat. No. 296, pp. 48, 60
Catalogue of the Twenty-Sixth Autumn Exhibition, 1908
1908
Cat. No. 198, pp. 37, 47
Catalogue of the Twenty-Third Autumn Exhibition, 1905
1905
Cat. No. 282, pp. 47, 59
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
2006
Honora Mary Rigby
Jul-Aug-Sep 1864
Great Boughton, Cheshire.
Vol. 8a Page 349
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. Exhibition, 1915 [Spring] Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
1915
p. 27.
Citing this record
'Honora Mary Rigby', 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=msib5_1209422384, accessed 26 Mar 2023]
