[1] [2] [3] The son of a farmer Chantrey established himself as a leading sculptor, producing busts of society figures as well as larger public monuments.

He established the Chantrey Bequest which supports the acquisition of British art for national collections.

[4] Phillips was a noted portraitist of the Regency era and fellow member of the Royal Academy.

He depicts Chantrey holding a modelling tool and resting his arm against one of his works, a marble head.

The painting is now in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London, having been acquired in 1859 as a gift from Chantrey's widow.