Henry Bain-Smith or Bainsmith
Born 1857
Died 1893
Active: 1885 - 1893
Country of birth: Scotland
Country of death: England
Sculptor
Born in or near Aberdeen. Gave his name as Henry Bain Smith when exhibiting in Aberdeen, as Bain-Smith at the Royal Academy and Bainsmith in Census Returns of 1891. In 1889 he married the sculptor (Sarah) Georgina Bucknell and they had one son. Amongst Henry's known works is a statue of Robert Burns situated in Union Terrace, Aberdeen which was unveiled in 1892. There are also five portrait busts and a maquette for the statue of Burns in the Aberdeen Art Gallery collection.
Works
Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
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Alfred George Renshaw, Esq.
1877
The Late William Hall, Esq., Footdee, Aberdeen
1877 (Circa)
James Saint, Esq.
1887 (Circa)
Lady Clare
1887 (Circa)
Canon Barker
1890
Lottie, Daughter of James Murray, Esq., Carden Place
1890
Sir Andrew Clark, Bart, MD, LLD
1890
Ex-Lord Provost Henderson
1890
The late William Hall, Esq., Ship Builder
1890
Portait Bust
1893
Thomas Carlyle
1893 (Circa)
Copied Rev. James Kidd, DD, Professor of Oriental Languages, University of Aberdeen
1893 (Circa)
William Hall
1896 (Circa)
Locations
Address Park Studio 29 Cochrane Street London | View on map
1885 (Circa) - 1892 (Circa)
Other addresses include: 2, High Street, St Marylebone, East Marylebone [see Census Returns of 1891]
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Aberdeen Artists' Society Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1887
'Lady Clare'
Exhibited at Aberdeen Artists' Society Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1889
Multiple works
Exhibited at Aberdeen Artists' Society Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1893
'Thomas Carlyle'
Exhibited at Aberdeen Artists' Society Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1894
Multiple works
Exhibited at Aberdeen Artists' Society Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1896
Multiple works
Exhibited at Aberdeen Artists' Society Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1898
'William Hall'
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1885 - 1892
Exhibited 4 times, 1 work per year.
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-first (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1891
1891
J. McWhirter, ARA (cat. no. 1233, bust, not for sale).
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-second (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1892
1892
Thomas Carlyle (cat. no. 1393, marble bust, £100).
Descriptions of Practice
Listed under Sculptors Post Office London Directory, 1890 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1890
p.1997
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Sculptor'
Sources
Aberdeen Artists' Society. Eighth Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1896
October 1896
p. 48
Aberdeen Artists' Society. Third Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1887
December 1887
p. 33
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
RG12 piece 103 folio 122 page 42
England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940
2002
Name: Henry Bain-smith
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1889
Registration district: Marylebone
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 844
Records on Page:
Name
Henry Bain-smith
Sarah Georgina Bucknall
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
2006
First name(s) HENRY
Last name BAINSMITH
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1857
Age 36
Death quarter 2
Death year 1893
District MARYLEBONE
County London
Volume 1A
Page 421
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain
Post Office London Directory, 1890 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1890
p.1997
Citing this record
'Henry Bain-Smith or Bainsmith', 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=msib6_1242306138, accessed 20 Mar 2023]
