Memorials of Sir Francis Chantrey, R. A.

Sculptor in Hallamshire and Elsewhere

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Paperback, 376 blz. | Engels
Cambridge University Press | e druk, 2013
ISBN13: 9781108064446
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Originally published in 1851, partly with the aim of correcting certain mistakes in painter George Jones's 1849 tribute (also reissued in this series), this work commemorates Norton-born sculptor Sir Francis Chantrey (1781–1841), whose illustrious career began in nearby Sheffield. His most celebrated works include The Sleeping Children in Lichfield Cathedral, his statue of James Watt, and his busts of Sir Walter Scott and John Horne Tooke. An enthusiast for his country's art, Chantrey left a generous bequest to the Royal Academy which allowed for the purchase of numerous works of British art, now held by the Tate. The author John Holland (1794–1872), himself a Sheffield man, wrote with a passion for local history and topography. Here, his delight in the 'absolutely or comparatively trivial' lends a curious local slant to his delineation of the sculptor's background, entry into the profession, later working life and burial back in Norton.

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ISBN13:9781108064446
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:376

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Preface; 1. The boyhood of genius; 2. Chantrey as a portrait painter; 3. Pen and pencil sketches; 4. The sculptor in Sheffield; 5. London life and works; 6. Mortuary memorials.

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