William Etty

[ArronTucker]

The statue of artist William Etty stands outside York City Art Gallery, facing Bootham Bar which he helped to protect from misguided town planners in the early 19th century. He was born in York in 1787, the son of a baker in Feasegate. Although he spent most of his working life in London he returned to York in later life and bought a house and studio over looking the River Ouse close to where he was born. Etty was very active in campaigning to preserve York's historic buildings. He is buried in St Olave's churchyard, near the Museum Gardens.

Trying to do justice for a man who campaigned to keep York as the historic city we still have today.

 

[MWHCVT]

I quite like this but I would clone out whatever it is that is breaking the line of the stonework

Matt
MWHCV