Biography of Alfred Gatley 1816-1863
Gawsworth Hall
Sudbury Hall
Alfred Gatley 1816-1863 is in Sculptors.
On 15 Jan 1816 Alfred Gatley was born at Spring Cottage aka House, Kerridge.
In 1839 Alfred Gatley (age 22) became a student at the Royal Academy, where he gained silver medals for modelling from the antique, and in 1841 for the first time exhibited a "Bust of a Gentleman".
1847. Alfred Gatley (age 30). Elizabeth Swindells. Town Hall, Bollington.
1847. Alfred Gatley (age 30). George Swindells. Town Hall, Bollington.
1850 to 1853. Alfred Gatley (age 33). Echo, 1850 1853, Gawsworth Hall [Map]. Gatley sculpted at least three versions of Echo on request from clients. One of these is at Gawsworth, another is thought to be in Ireland, and the present whereabouts of the third is not known. One copy was sold at Christies in 1993, and sold on in 1997 by Lord & Lady White of Hull to an unidentified buyer for $29,900.
1851. Alfred Gatley (age 34). Memorial to Elizabeth Clayton of the Kerridge mining family headed by William Clayton, 1851, in Norbury church.
In 1851 Alfred Gatley (age 34) produced a bust in marble of Augustus Henry Vernon 6th Baron Vernon (age 21) of Sudbury Hall [Map].
In 1852 Alfred Gatley (age 35) moved to Rome where he took a studio on the Pincian Hill.
In 1862 Alfred Gatley (age 45) exhibted his bas-relief of 'Pharaoh and his Hosts' at the International Exhibition in London. His last visit to England.
On 28 Jun 1863 Alfred Gatley (age 47) died. He was buried in the Cimitero Acattolico, Rome. His grave carries the Latin inscription: "... great in his works, a loyal citizen, beloved by many and respected by all. He had a kindness of heart, and a hatred of all that was false."