Erection date: 2010
Baron Carlo Marochetti, 1805-1867, sculptor, lived here, 1851-1867.
English Heritage
SW7, Onslow Square, 34
The mews at the back of the property contained his studio and foundry, where he cast, amongst other works, Landseer's bronze lions for the foot of Nelson's Column. This was a complicated transaction - see Your Archives for the details.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Baron Carlo Marochetti
Born Turin. Lived in France most of his life but escaped to London in 1848. B...
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Baron Carlo Marochetti
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