Raffles' Bust refers to multiple busts of British Colonial Official Stamford Raffles, though mainly a marble bust created by Francis Leggatt Chantrey in 1817 that honours Raffles' contributions to the Batavian Society of Arts and Science and is believed to have been destroyed by the sinking of the Fame in 1818. At least two replicas of the bust using different materials were created after sinking using a plaster copy Chantrey had, most prominently one in the Zoological Society of London and Raffles' institution.
The original bust was proposed by members of the Batavian Society of Arts and Science as a token of gratitude for Stamford Raffles. It was later commissioned by Raffles to sculptor Francis Leggatt Chantrey on 17 October 1817 after Raffles was recently knighted. When Raffles returned to Sumatra, he gave the bust to his wife for safekeeping. His wife brought it on the Fame, which sunk on February 2, 1824.
| Raffles' Bust | |
|---|---|
 A replica of Chantrey's bust displayed in the National Library, Singapore | |
| Artist | Francis Leggatt Chantrey |
| Year | 1817 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Subject | Stamford Raffles |
| Dimensions | 152.2 cm × 74 cm × 58.4 cm (59.9 in × 29 in × 23.0 in) |
| Condition | Believed to have been destroyed in the sinking of the Fame (original) |
| Accession | 2009-01379 |