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John Henry Foley, Sir James Outram (1803-1863)

John Henry Foley

Irish · 1818–1874 · Sculptor

John Henry Foley, often referred to as J. H. Foley, was an Irish sculptor, working in London. He is best known for his statues of Daniel O'Connell for the O'Connell Monument in… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. EDMUND BURKE and OLIVER GOLDSMITH (A PAIR)Whyte's · €17,500≈ $20,638≈ £11,975Sign up to see
  2. OLIVER GOLDSMITHWhyte's · €10,000≈ $11,644≈ £8,746Sign up to see
  3. OLIVER GOLDSMITHWhyte's · €6,200≈ $9,204≈ £4,451Sign up to see

John Henry Foley’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (20 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

YOUTH AT THE STREAM
Whyte's · Mar 9, 2026
€2,500Sign up free to see
John Henry Foley, impressive late 19th century patinated bronze figure of Oliver Goldsmith, patinated bronze
impressive late 19th century patinated bronze figure of Oliver Goldsmith
Bonhams · Sep 27, 2023
£3,840Sign up free to see
John Henry Foley, 'A Youth At The Stream', a patinated bronze study of a boy leaning against a trunk and dipping a toe in the water
'A Youth At The Stream'
Lawrences Auctioneers · Jul 14, 2023
£600Sign up free to see
INO AND BACCHUS, 1851
Whyte's · May 29, 2023
€4,000Sign up free to see
John Henry Foley, Caractacus, 1860, copper with dark brown patina
Caractacus, 1860
Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 30, 2021
€2,000Sign up free to see
INO AND BACCHUS, 1851
Whyte's · Sep 27, 2021
€4,700Sign up free to see
OLIVER GOLDSMITH, 1861
Whyte's · Dec 2, 2019
€5,600Sign up free to see
INO AND BACCHUS, 1851
Whyte's · Sep 16, 2019
€5,000Sign up free to see
OLIVER GOLDSMITH
Whyte's · May 28, 2018
€10,000Sign up free to see
EDMUND BURKE
Whyte's · May 28, 2018
€5,400Sign up free to see
INO AND BACCHUS, 1851
Whyte's · Sep 26, 2016
€4,800Sign up free to see
STATUES OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH & EDMUND BURKE (A PAIR)
Whyte's · May 30, 2016
€5,800Sign up free to see
INO AND BACCHUS, 1851
Whyte's · Feb 23, 2015
€5,800Sign up free to see
OLIVER GOLDSMITH, 1861
Whyte's · Mar 14, 2011
€4,200Sign up free to see
John Henry Foley, The Homeless Wanderer, 1849 Sculpture of Nude Suffering, Partially Draped by Shawl
The Homeless Wanderer
Clarke Auction Gallery · May 4, 2009
$1,800Sign up free to see
OLIVER GOLDSMITH, 1861
Whyte's · Nov 26, 2007
€6,200Sign up free to see
EDMUND BURKE
Whyte's · Sep 19, 2006
€4,800Sign up free to see
EDMUND BURKE and OLIVER GOLDSMITH (A PAIR)
Whyte's · Nov 29, 2005
€17,500Sign up free to see
OLIVER GOLDSMITH, 1861
Whyte's · Mar 4, 2019
BOY AT A STREAM, 1846
Whyte's · Mar 4, 2013

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Henry Foley, Sir James Outram (1803-1863)
Sir James Outram (1803-1863)
Victoria Memorial ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Victoria Memorial
John Henry Foley, Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke1865
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Henry Foley, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
John Henry Foley, Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith1863
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Henry Foley, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
John Henry Foley, Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Shottery, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Shottery, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire1870
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
John Henry Foley, Market Day at a Town in Normandy, France
Market Day at a Town in Normandy, France
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
John Henry Foley, Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Norfolk Museums Collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Norfolk Museums Collections

Related artists — Irish, born 1793–1843