Person    | Male  Born 12/11/1840  Died 17/11/1917

Auguste Rodin

Categories: Sculpture, Seriously Famous

Countries: France

Sculptor. Born Paris. His works include: the Thinker, the Kiss. Regularly visited England from 1900 on and in 1914 he donated some significant pieces of his work to Britain. Died at home, Paris.

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Auguste Rodin

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Burghers of Calais

Created for the town square in Calais following France's devastating defeat i...

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Sir Hamo Thornycroft

Sir Hamo Thornycroft

Sculptor. Born William Hamo Thornycroft (but the William is normally dropped) at 39 Stanhope Street, Regent's Park.   Son of sculptors Thomas and Mary Thornycroft.  Studied at the Royal Academy Sch...

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8 memorials
Peter McLean

Peter McLean

Sculptor. A founding member of the Bermondsey Artists' Group created in 1983.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Oscar Nemon

Oscar Nemon

Born in what is now Croatia. Worked in Vienna and Brussels and settled in Britain in 1938. Specialised in Winston Churchill. Our picture shows Nemon with a self-portrait: now that sculpture we woul...

Person, Sculpture, Yugoslavia

4 memorials
Coert Steynberg

Coert Steynberg

South African sculptor.

Person, Sculpture, South Africa

1 memorial
John Bacon the Elder

John Bacon the Elder

Awarded the first gold medal for sculpture by the Royal Academy in 1769. Other works: Samuel Johnson (1796) in St Paul's Cathedral. Ornamental Passions writes : "John Bacon was the son of a clothwo...

Person, Sculpture

5 memorials