Edward Virginius Valentine

Edward Virginius Valentine (November 12, 1838 – October 19, 1930) was an American sculptor from Richmond, Virginia.

Early life and education Edward Virginius Valentine was born on November 12, 1838, in Richmond, Virginia, to Elizabeth (née Mosby) and Mann Satterwhite Valentine. In 1853, he attended the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City where he saw August Kiss's Amazon Attacked by a Panther sculpture exhibited. The sculpture influenced Valentine to pursue a career in drawing and modeling. At the age of 18, he attended the Medical College of Virginia and he took anatomical studies and drew from plaster casts. In September 1859, he sailed to Europe. He received a Doctor of Laws from Washington and Lee University. Thomas Jefferson, marble, Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Virginia, 1894 Andromache and Astyanax, Richmond, Virginia Jefferson Davis Memorial, bronze, Richmond, Virginia, 1907, and New Orleans, Louisiana, 1911 John James Audubon, bronze, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1910