John Warrington Wood

John Warrington Wood (9 September 1839 – 26 December 1886) was a British sculptor of mythological subjects and portrait busts.

[2] His birth name was John Wood, and he added Warrington in circa 1865 to avoid confusion with a fellow artist of the same name.

[2] In 1865 Wood moved to Rome and established a highly successful practice, mainly focusing on portrait busts and sacred themes.

[2] His 1881 marble bust of Lady Mary Enid Layard is in the collection of the British Museum in London.

[3] Wood died suddenly of complications of a heart condition at the Lion Hotel in Bridge Street, Warrington.