Person    | Male  Born 15/7/1775  Died 1/9/1856

Sir Richard Westmacott

Categories: Sculpture

Sculptor. Born Grosvenor Square. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition. His son, with the same name was also a successful sculptor. Died at home at 14 South Audley Street.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Richard Westmacott

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Great Exhibition and Prince Albert

Designed by Joseph Durham with modifications by Sydney Smirke. Inaugurated by...

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Westmacott

London County Council Sir Richard Westmacott, 1775 - 1856, sculptor, lived a...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir Richard Westmacott

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Achilles statue

Modelled on the statue of Dioscuri in Rome. A gay friend of ours is fond of ...

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Charles James Fox - statue

He holds a copy of the Magna Carta in his right hand.

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Duke of York's column

Bronze statue by Westmacott of "The Grand Old Duke of York" of nursery rhyme ...

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Elizabeth I statue - Harrow

Harrow School was founded in 1572 under a Royal Charter of Elizabeth I so thi...

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Francis Duke of Bedford

Inside the gates at each entrance to the square there is a modern information...

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Obadiah Pulham

Obadiah Pulham

Sculptor working at Woodbridge in Suffolk, during the early 19th century. He was working for Pulham and Sons, a firm of Victorian landscape gardeners and terracotta manufacturers, run by 5 generati...

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
George Gammon Adams

George Gammon Adams

Portrait sculptor and medallist.  Born Staines.  Died at home home, Acton Green Lodge, Chiswick.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Sophie Marsham

Sophie Marsham

Sculptor active in 2014.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Charles Auguste Lebourg

Charles Auguste Lebourg

Charles-Auguste Lebourg was a French sculptor, best known for the sculptural design of the Wallace fountains, which are found in virtually every quarter of Paris and in various cities throughout th...

Person, Sculpture, France

1 memorial
Louis Frederick Roslyn

Louis Frederick Roslyn

Sculptor. Born in London as Fritz Roselieb, changed his name when he joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1915. Works in London include the reliefs on Norway House.

Person, Sculpture

5 memorials

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Paul Butler

Paul Butler

Mural artist active in 1983.

Person, Art

1 memorial
T. Blanch & Sons

T. Blanch & Sons

Coach-makers, active in 1898.

Group, Commerce, Craft / Design, Transport

1 memorial
Cynthia Williams

Cynthia Williams

From Fitzrovia News "Many were shocked to hear of the death of Cynthia Williams, a stalwart of the Fitzrovia Play Association, who had been born in Ireland in 1925 but came to London as a child and...

Person, Community / Clubs, Ireland

1 memorial
Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy

Novelist and poet, best known for his novels set in rural 'Wessex' such as Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd. Born Upper Bockhampton, Dorset. Before turning to writing full-t...

Person, Literature, Poetry, Seriously Famous

3 memorials
Mary Edwards

Mary Edwards

Artist local to Stockwell.

Person, Art

1 memorial