, ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁an ▁u ph ol ster er . ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁School s ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁med all ist ▁William ▁Wy on . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁silver ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁taught ▁to ▁ ▁model ▁and ▁cut ▁med als ▁and ▁coin ▁dies ▁by ▁Bened etto ▁P ist ru c ci . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁Rome ▁studying ▁under ▁John ▁Gib son ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁Wy on ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁M int ▁on ▁Tower ▁Hill . ▁ ▁He ▁exhib ited ▁several ▁works ▁at ▁the ▁Great ▁Ex hib ition ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁artists ▁whose ▁designs ▁were ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁med als ▁awarded ▁to ▁exhib itors . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁making ▁the ▁death ▁mask ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Well ington . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁dec ades ▁he ▁produced ▁b ust s ▁of ▁notable ▁people ▁and ▁other ▁public ▁monuments . ▁ ▁Adams ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁RA ▁ 1 8 4 1 – 8 5 . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home , ▁Act on ▁Green ▁L odge , ▁Ch is wick , ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Adams ' ▁style ▁has ▁been ▁jud ged ▁as ▁severe ▁and ▁uns ent iment al . ▁His ▁ 1 8 5