Sir Alfred Gilbert M.V.O RA (British, 1854-1934), offering to Hymen, bronze, on later octagonal wood base, height 29 cm. Provenance: Robert Bowman, London. Literature: R. Dorment, Alfred Gilbert: Sculptor and Goldsmith, exh. Cat. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1986, pp. 51, 114, no. 19. Other Notes: A version of this statuette can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.