Martin Jennings

Martin Jennings, FRSS (born 31 July 1957)^[1][2] is a British sculptor who works in the figurative tradition, in bronze and stone.^[3] His statue of John Betjeman at St Pancras railway station was unveiled in 2007^[4] and the statue of Philip Larkin at Hull Paragon Interchange station was presented in 2010. His statue of Mary Seacole (2016), one of his largest works, stands in the grounds of St Thomas' Hospital in central London, looking over the Thames towards the Houses of Parliament.

On 30 September 2022 the Royal Mint unveiled Jennings' design for the obverse face of the British coinage, for which he had modelled the effigy of King Charles III. A crowned version of the same effigy was used for a special edition issue at the time of the coronation in May 2023. Coins using the effigy have Jennings' initials under the monarch's neck. A "digitally re-lit" version of the portrait has been used by Royal Mail for the new stamps bearing the image of Charles III,^[5] the first time since the 1940s (and the George VI portrait by Humphrey Paget) where the same, unmodified effigy has featured on both coins and stamps.^[6]