Person    | Male  Born 1740  Died 1799

John Bacon the Elder

Categories: Sculpture

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 clothworker in Southwark who became rich and famous churning out memorials for churches. Philip Ward-Jackson has written of him: "His great abilities as a sculptor were disagreeably offset by what some saw as a smug and smarmily pious manner."

His second son was John Bacon the Younger.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Bacon the Elder

Commemorated ati

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
John Bacon the Elder

Creations i

George III at Trinity House

This building was erected during his reign.

Read More

George III with the River god

Bronze statue erected in 1789 showing the king who had commissioned the rebui...

Read More

William III statue - SW1

This statue shows King Billy's horse about to trip over a mole-hill and throw...

Read More

Other Subjects

E. Onslow Ford

E. Onslow Ford

Born Islington as Edward Onslow Ford, but he dropped the Edward. Studied Antwerp and Munich.  A successful and well-liked sculptor.  Died at home, 62 Acacia Road.  The picture here is a portrait by...

Person, Sculpture

12 memorials
Tomas Bañuelos
1 memorial
Hayley Gibbs

Hayley Gibbs

Sculptor. Another public statue by Gibbs, Nancy Astor, was unveiled on Plymouth Hoe 28 November 2019.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Sir Jacob Epstein

Sir Jacob Epstein

Sculptor and painter, renowned for producing controversial works of art that challenged the taboos of his time. Born New York City and arrived in London, via Paris, in 1905. 1909 - 1914 had a studi...

Person, Art, Sculpture, USA

10 memorials