Walter Merrett (born Walter Merrett Lack; 1855–1918) was a British portrait

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

. He was active between 1873 and 1911.

Early life

Merrett was born in

Bethnal Green Bethnal Green is an area in London, England, and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in east London and part of the East End of London, East End. The area emerged from the small settlement which developed around the common la ...

, London, in 1855. His father was a cheesemonger who was married to his second wife, Louisa Eleanor. Coleraine Town Hall Bust of Edward VII by Walter Merrett 2014 09 13

Coleraine Town Hall Bust of Edward VII by Walter Merrett 2014 09 13

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1855 births 1918 deaths Artists from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets English male sculptors Neoclassical sculptors People from Bethnal Green {{UK-sculptor-stub