Percival Ball (17 February 1845 – 4 April 1900) was an English sculptor active in Australia. Ball was born in Westminster, London, the son of Edward Henry Ball, carver, and his wife Louisa, née Percival. He later studied at the Royal Academy of Arts schools in England winning several gold medals and prizes. Between 1865 and 1882 he exhibited 24 works at Royal Academy exhibitions. Around 1870 Ball travelled to Paris and then to Munich and Rome, where he lived for approximately eight years. His marble sculptures received high praise.

Ball came to Sydney, Australia in 1884, seeking a warmer climate to relieve his asthma and bronchitis. After six months there he moved to Melbourne, occupying a studio at Grosvenor chambers from 1888.

He died of heart failure due to asthma and bronchitis in England in 1900.

Gallery of work

References

External links

• Bust of Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards by Percival Ball at the National Portrait Gallery, retrieved 2008-02-01

• Works by Percival Ball at ArtNet.com, retrieved 2008-02-01