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Name	Alfred GATLEY
Birth	Male; 15 Jan 1816; Spring House, Kerridge, Macclesfield, Cheshire UK
Death	28 June 1863, age 47; Rome, Italy
Death Memo	Dysentery
Burial	English Cemetery, Rome, Italy
Education	Rainow school, Macclesfield, Cheshire UK
Occupation	Considered the best English sculptor of his day
Residence	Spring House, Kerridge Rome, UK
Web Page	Happy Valley: Alfred Gatley, history

Unmarried, no issue

Notes for Alfred GATLEY

An obituary for Gatley appeared in the Art Journal: He had a mind of singular independence. The style he chose admitted of no facile compromise of the classic with the pictorial. It descended not to seek an easily purchased popularity by softly blended forms after the manner of the Romantics. The school to which he belonged was stern and strict. The English public failed to comprehend the largeness of his manner.

There is a large number of works by Alfred Gatley in a variety of locations around the UK. Details of many of these are listed on a page in this web site - Happy Valley: Alfred Gatley, history Open in new tab

The 200th anniversary of Alfred Gatley's birth was celebrated on 15th January 2015 by Bollington Civic Society Open in new tab with the unveiling of a blue plaque on Spring House, Oak Lane, Kerridge, Cheshire. [Webmaster]

Person record last updated: 23 May 2025

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