Mary Grant (sculptor)

Mary Grant (1831–1908)[1] was one of the most eminent female sculptors of 19th century Britain, with numerous commissions from the rich and famous.

[3] Another uncle was General James Hope Grant, a British military hero.

These artistic and aristocratic connections would serve her well in the otherwise notoriously male preserve of figurative sculpture.

After a period in Paris studying with Michel-Louis Victor Mercier [fr] she then set up studio in London, working under the guidance of John Henry Foley.

She exhibited her work at the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.