John Bacon (sculptor, born 1740)

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John Bacon (born 1740) was an influential English sculptor of the late 18th century, noted for his neoclassical monuments and church memorials.

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instanceOf person
sculptor
activeIn late 18th century
awardReceived Royal Academy gold medal NERFINISHED
birthName John Bacon NERFINISHED
burialPlace Whitfield’s Tabernacle, Tottenham Court Road NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1740
dateOfDeath 1799
describedAs influential English sculptor of the late 18th century
employer Wedgwood NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork ecclesiastical sculpture
monumental sculpture
gender male
genre church memorial
funerary monument
hasChild John Bacon the Younger NERFINISHED
influenced John Bacon the Younger NERFINISHED
knownFor church memorials
neoclassical monuments
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Academy of Arts NERFINISHED
movement Neoclassicism
name John Bacon NERFINISHED
nationality English
notableFor innovative use of artificial stone
notableWork church memorials in St Paul’s Cathedral
monument to John Howard
monument to Major-General Stringer Lawrence NERFINISHED
monument to William Pitt the Elder NERFINISHED
monuments in Westminster Abbey
occupation sculptor
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London

Southwark NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
religion Christianity
residence London, England
surface form: London
style neoclassical
trainedIn statuary
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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John Bacon father John Bacon (sculptor, born 1740)
subject surface form: John Bacon (sculptor, born 1777)