Alexander Munro (sculptor)
Alexander Munro (26 October 1825 – 1 January 1871) was a British sculptor of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. He concentrated on portraiture and statues, but is best known for his Rossetti-influenced figure-group Paolo and Francesca (1852), which has often been identified as the epitome of Pre-Raphaelite sculpture.
Lionel Cust described his work as "sketchy and wanting in strength, but full of refinement and true feeling."
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