Francis Leggatt Chantrey

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Francis Leggatt Chantrey was a prominent early 19th-century English sculptor renowned for his portrait busts and public statues of leading political and cultural figures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English artist
person
sculptor
causeOfDeath heart disease
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1781-04-07
dateOfDeath 1841-11-25
educatedAt Royal Academy Schools NERFINISHED
Sheffield NERFINISHED
employer Royal Academy of Arts NERFINISHED
familyName Chantrey NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork portrait sculpture
sculpture
founded Chantrey Bequest NERFINISHED
fullName Francis Leggatt Chantrey NERFINISHED
genre portrait bust
public monument
givenName Francis NERFINISHED
hasHeritage English
influenced Victorian sculpture
legacy Chantrey Bequest for the purchase of British art by the Royal Academy NERFINISHED
memberOf Royal Academy of Arts NERFINISHED
movement Neoclassicism
notableAchievement leading portrait sculptor in early 19th-century Britain
notableFor monumental sculpture
portrait busts
public statues
notableWork busts of King George IV NERFINISHED
busts of Lord Byron NERFINISHED
busts of Sir John Soane NERFINISHED
busts of Sir Walter Scott
busts of William Wordsworth NERFINISHED
busts of the Duke of Wellington
equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington in Glasgow
statue of George IV in Trafalgar Square NERFINISHED
statue of James Watt in Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED
statue of William Pitt the Younger in Hanover Square NERFINISHED
occupation painter
sculptor
placeOfBirth Derbyshire NERFINISHED
England
Norton NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath England
London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Royal Academician NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
workLocation England
London, England
surface form: London

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equestrian statue of George IV creator Francis Leggatt Chantrey
equestrian statue of George IV sculptor Francis Leggatt Chantrey