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Chantrey, Sir Francis
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An English sculptor, born in Derbyshire; was apprenticed to a carver and gilder in Sheffield; displayed a talent for drawing and modelling; received a commission to execute a marble bust for the parish, church, which was so successful as to procure him further and further commissions; executed four colossal busts of admirals for Greenwich Hospital; being expert at portraiture, his busts were likenesses; executed busts of many of the most illustrious men of the time, among them of Sir Walter Scott, Wordsworth, Southey, and Wellington, as well as of royal heads; made a large fortune, and left it for the encouragement of art (1781-1841).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Chantrey, Sir Francis'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/chantrey-sir-francis.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Chantrey, Sir Francis'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/chantrey-sir-francis.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
