Sculptor. Born Nottingham, son of an Italian immigrant. Apprenticed to Locatelli, they arrived in London in 1775 and carved the medallions at the Middlesex Sessions House. Achieved a good reputation for his portrait busts. Died at home, Cochran's Terrace (now Cochrane Street), St John's Wood. The picture is a self-portrait. London work includes: the caryatides at St Pancras church on Euston Road, two figures on the front of the Royal Opera House.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Charles Rossi
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Haydon & Rossi
London County Council Benjamin Haydon, 1786 - 1846, painter and Charles Rossi...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Charles Rossi
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Old Middlesex Sessions House
Above the central window, this cameo-type profile bust of the King is draped ...
Other Subjects
Mark Kennedy
Zambian-born New Zealand sculptor active in 2002. Kennedy owns and runs the Bronze Age Foundry.
Lawrence Holofcener
An American who was born on 23 February 1926 in Baltimore City, Maryland, USA and who moved to the Isle of Wight. He died, aged 91 years, on 4 March 2017 and was cremated in West Palm Beach, Beach...
Jonathan Kenworthy
Sculptor. Born Westmorland. Other work in London: 'Lioness and Lesser Kudu' (1993) in Grosvenor Gardens.
Percy Fitzgerald, FSA
Sculptor, painter and author. Born Ireland. The picture source website has a second picture of Fitzgerald, sadly no more flattering than this one.
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