Sculpture of the Day: A Bust of King George V, 1935

King George V
Kathleen Scott
1935
Bronze on marble plinth
The Royal Collection

Kathleen Scott, The Baroness Kennet, was overshadowed by the fame of her husband, Antarctic explorer, Robert Falcon Scott. However, she was quite an important artist of the time and was considered the top female sculpture of the era. Scott was often hired to create portrait sculptures of the most important men of the era because of her ability to create sensitive, yet masculine figures.


This bronze bust on a marble plinth depicts King George V and was given as a gift to his wife, Queen Mary in 1935.