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Sir Richard Westmacott RA (15 July 1775 – 1 September 1856) was a British sculptor. [1] Life and career. Westmacott studied with his father, also named Richard Westmacott, at his studio in Mount Street, off Grosvenor Square in London before going to Rome in 1793 to study under Antonio Canova. [2] .
Sir Richard Westmacott RA (1775 - 1856) RA Collection: People and Organisations. Richard Westmacott was born in London the son of Richard Westmacott, a sculptor, and Sarah Vardy, the daughter of a furniture carver. His father worked as a chimney piece sculptor and maker of church monuments.
Westmacott died at his home in South Audley Street, London, at the age of 81. Today, he is best-known for his statuary and monuments, including the figures on the façade...
Handbook of sculpture, ancient and modern / by Richard Westmacott, R.A., F.R.S. Professor of sculpture in the Royal Academy of Arts. Adapted from the essay contributed to the Encyclopædia Britannica - Edinburgh: 1864.
During the second and third quarters of the nineteenth century, Sir Richard Westmacott flourished as Great Britain's most successful official sculptor, producing approximately 275 works during his forty-year career.
Richard Westmacott. (1799-1872), Sculptor; son of Sir Richard Westmacott. Sitter in 3 portraits. Artist associated with 10 portraits.
Sir Richard Westmacott was the leading British sculptor of his day. Already involved with questions of the display of works in the British Museum’s collection, Westmacott was tasked with the design of sculptures to sit in the pediment on the imposing façade of the institution.
