A note by Henghes on this work written in 1950:
Madonna, my largest stonecarving so far, occupied me about 9 months. Made for St Mary le Park Church Albert Bridge Rd. Battersea. Stone paid for by Stefan Hopkinson and Brian Dupre the Vicar, cost £75.- My work given as a gift. Received a great deal of publicity due to silly objections raised by 3 women who called it blasphemous, obscene etc. Exhibited Antwerp Open Aire Exhibition 1950. To be exhibited Battersea Park Open Air Exhib. 1951 and is to go into the Church at the end of that exhibition.

Modelled in clay at Royal College or Art in 1.5 months. Cast in quick dry aluminous concrete (quartz sand 2.5 to 1 to .5 water) hollow. Shown at the Festival of Britain 1951. Now at Londons' Camden School for Girls.

Metal bars are inset in stone to give the effect of an instrument.

Exhibited as part of Hanover Gallery show 17 sept to 17 oct 1959, St George Street, London

Made to adorn the post of a sheltered table on the terrace at Henghes home in France