Sculptor. Born Lyon. Made his reputation in 1749 with the tomb of the Duke of Argyll in Westminster Abbey. Died penniless.
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Sir John Cass statue - Jewry Street
A statue was commissioned by the Sir John Cass Foundation in 1751. It was fir...
Sir Robert Cotton
This bust is a 20th-century replica after Louis-François Roubiliac, 1757.
William Shakespeare - British Library
An information panel informs that the statue was commissioned by David Garric...
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1 memorial
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Michael Ayrton
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1 memorial
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2 memorials
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Henry Moore
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2 memorials
London Cornish Association
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1 memorial
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