John Jones

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The depicted John Jones bequeathed a vast collection of predominantly French 18th-century furniture to the Museum in 1882. As a sleeping partner since 1850 in Rogers, John Jones Ltd, a firm of military tailors at 33 Bruton Street, London, Jones had accumulated significant wealth. His death on January 7, 1882, makes it almost certain that this bust is a posthumous commemorative portrait. The original location of the bust and pedestal was at the Rogers, John Jones Ltd premises. The vendor, an employee of the firm, believed the bust had been in their possession since 1882. The Museum previously owned a plaster version of the bust (Mus. no. 12-1900), which they sold to Rogers, John Jones Ltd at 16 Clifford Street, London in 1971. John Lawlor initially studied at the Royal Dublin Society Schools before traveling to England in 1845 to attend the Royal Academy Schools. His most notable work is the group representing "Mechanics," created in 1864 for the Albert Memorial. In 1886, he traveled to America and returned to London in 1901. Gallery location: Europe 1600-1815, Room 2a, case EXP, shelf WN Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London