James Forsyth (1827–1910) was a Scottish sculptor, best remembered for various fountains designed for

William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (27 March 1817 – 7 May 1885), known as The Lord Ward from 1835 to 1860, was a British landowner and benefactor. Background and education Ward was born on 27 March 1817 at Edwardstone, Boxford, Suffolk, Engl ...

(1817–1885) at

Witley Court Witley Court, Great Witley, Worcestershire, England is a ruined Italianate mansion. Built for the Foleys in the seventeenth century on the site of a former manor house, it was enormously expanded in the early nineteenth century by the architect ...

, Worcestershire, England, and in the town of

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. He was born in Kelso, Scotland, a son of Adam Forsyth, a mason.

Notable works

Fountains, Witley Court

Two immense fountains at Witley Court were designed by William Andrew Nesfield and executed by James Forsyth and his brother William Forsyth, who were carrying out sculpture in the house and the church. They survived the fire and subsequent despoliation of the house. The largest, the

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Fountain, has been restored to working order by English Heritage.

Triumphal Arch Fountain, Dudley

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structure designed by James Forsyth in 1867 and presented to the town of Dudley by the 1st Earl of Dudley. A

triumphal arch A triumphal arch is a free-standing monumental structure in the shape of an archway with one or more arched passageways, often designed to span a road. In its simplest form a triumphal arch consists of two massive piers connected by an arch, crow ...

ornamented with sculpture in the Flamboyant Italian Renaissance style, including heraldic dolphins and heraldic demi-sea horses, topped with female figure below a large

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Family

He is the father of James Nesfield Forsyth (1864-1942) a noted sculptor.

Sources

James Forsyth

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Forsyth, James Scottish male sculptors 1827 births 1910 deaths