John Willis Good was born in Edinburgh, the son of John Patten Good (1815–1885), who appears in the 1851 census as a Post Office Surveyor. The 1871 census records John Willis at 18, Gloucester Gardens, Paddington, London, aged 26, unmarried, working as a 'Sculptor'. In the course of a tragically brief yet prolific career, Good exhibited at least one bronze equestrian statuette at the Royal Academy (1874, no. 1597 as 'Hunting statuette: calling hounds out of cover').
He died, aged 34, at 12, The Avenue, Fulham Road, London, on 19th February 1879 and was buried at Brompton Cemetery five days later.
With thanks to Kieran Owens.
He died, aged 34, at 12, The Avenue, Fulham Road, London, on 19th February 1879 and was buried at Brompton Cemetery five days later.
With thanks to Kieran Owens.
Text source: Art Detective
