Nic Fiddian-Green

Nic Fiddian-Green (born 1963)[1] is a British sculptor, who specialises is making lifelike models of horses' heads, both smaller and larger than life-sized.

[2] One of his larger works, Horse at Water was installed temporarily at Marble Arch in London.

Once it was moved to Daylesford, Gloucestershire, the home of Lord and Lady Bamford, who had commissioned it, he was asked to make a larger version,[5] Still Water (2011; 33 feet (10 m) tall),[2] to replace it.

[6][7] Fiddian-Green works from a studio in the stable block at Wintershall, Surrey, using the horses there as life models.

[4] He has exhibited at The Sladmore Gallery, who represent him, in London,[8] and has works installed at Royal Ascot,[9] Goodwood,[10] Knowsley Hall, Glyndebourne, Wellington College (Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellington's horse, 2012), and at the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire's private stables; plus three at Nevill Holt, at the home of Carphone Warehouse founder David Ross[1] He also models non-equine subjects, for example Christ Rests in Peace is a representation of the head of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns, in lead and gold leaf, measuring 4-by-8-foot (1.2 m × 2.4 m) is at Southwark Cathedral.