Person    | Male  Born 7/4/1781  Died 25/11/1841

Sir Francis Chantrey

Categories: Sculpture

Sculptor. Born Francis Leggatt Chantry at Jordanthorpe, near Norton, Derbyshire. Sculpted busts and statues of many famous people of the time. Left the Chantrey Bequest (or Chantrey Fund) for purchasing works of art for the nation.

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Sir Francis Chantrey

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Duke of Wellington statue - EC2

Unveiled in Wellington's presence, this is one of only a handful of statues i...

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George IV

One third of the sculptor's fees, totalling £9,000, were paid by the king, wh...

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Thomas Coutts statue

The Story of Holly Lodge' by Margaret Downing, March 2009, says that this sta...

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William Pitt statue

According to an information board in the square this bronze statue was erect...

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Other Subjects

Sculpture Castings Ltd

Sculpture Castings Ltd

From their website: "Sculpture Castings is a leading fine art foundry based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Offering the complete foundry service and using a range of traditional skills..." Oddly the Ar...

Group, Craft / Design, Sculpture

1 memorial
Sir Antony Mark David Gormley, OBE, RA

Sir Antony Mark David Gormley, OBE, RA

Known professionally as Antony Gormley, he is a sculptor and is most famous for 'The Angel of the North' in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. Almost all his work takes the human body as its subject, with h...

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
David Wynne

David Wynne

Sculptor of figures, animals, and portraits. Born London. Other work in London includes: Girl with a Dolphin 1975 (before Boy with a Dophin) near Tower Bridge, (London Details for photos), Dancer w...

Person, Sculpture

2 memorials
Michael Sandle

Michael Sandle

Born Weymouth.  2016 in-depth interview in 3rd Dimension, where Sandle says "the figure {on the seafarers memorial} ended up looking like my father."

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial

Previously viewed

Crabbet Park Arabian Stud

Crabbet Park Arabian Stud

Founded by Wilfrid Blunt and his wife. From 1917 run by their daughter, Lady Wentworth until her death in 1957.

Place, Animals

1 memorial
Dame Maud McCarthy

Dame Maud McCarthy

Army Martron-in-Chief.  Born Emma Maud McCarthy in Australia. In England by 1891, training as a nurse at the London Hospital, Whitechapel. Served in the South African War, 1899-1902, with the Army ...

Person, Armed Forces, Medicine, Australia

1 memorial
A. C. Mayes

A. C. Mayes

Resident of the West Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Stanley Hall & Baths

Stanley Hall & Baths

From the splendid Acland Burgley School history site we learn that the Honourable E. Lyulph Stanley (1839-1925 and son of Lady Stanley) was an energetic member of the London School Board with speci...

Building, Community / Clubs, Education, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Charles Thomas Page Metcalf

Charles Thomas Page Metcalf

Charles Thomas Page Metcalf was born on 4 June 1809 the eldest of the eight children of Joseph Metcalf (1785-1839) and Sarah Elizabeth Metcalf née Cubitt (1787-1855). He was baptised on 30 June 180...

Person, Benefactor

1 memorial