Humphrey Hopper

He was given the government commission for the memorial in St Paul's Cathedral to General Andrew Hay.

He lived in the Marylebone area of London, settling in Wigmore Street.

Hopper executed some classical figures, but in later life concentrated on work as a monumental mason, including memorial busts.

[3][4] Monuments included those to: The public monument to Major-General Hay in St Paul's Cathedral was criticised, in particular by George Lewis Smyth (1800–1853) who objected to the nakedness of the figure of Hercules poised to catch the falling Hay.

From 1815 Hopper exhibited a series of busts at the Royal Academy, showing for the last time there in 1834.