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Plaque

Baron Carlo Marochetti

Erection date: 2010

Inscription

Baron Carlo Marochetti, 1805-1867, sculptor, lived here, 1851-1867.
English Heritage

Site: Baron Carlo Marochetti (1 memorial)

SW7, Onslow Square, 34

The mews at the back of the property contained his studio and foundry, where he cast, amongst other works, Landseer's bronze lions for the foot of Nelson's Column. This was a complicated transaction - see for the details.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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