91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Person    | Male  Born 7/4/1781  Died 25/11/1841

Sir Francis Chantrey

Categories: Sculpture

Sir Francis Chantrey

Sculptor. Born Francis Leggatt Chantry at Jordanthorpe, near Norton, Derbyshire. Sculpted busts and statues of many famous people of the time. Left the Chantrey Bequest (or Chantrey Fund) for purchasing works of art for the nation.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Francis Chantrey

Commemorated ati

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir Francis Chantrey

Creations i

Duke of Wellington statue - EC2

Unveiled in Wellington's presence, this is one of only a handful of statues i...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

George IV

One third of the sculptor's fees, totalling £9,000, were paid by the king, wh...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Lord Nelson bust - Greenwich

{Plaque on plinth:} Admiral Lord Nelson, made by command of King William the ...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Thomas Coutts statue

The Story of Holly Lodge' by Margaret Downing, March 2009, says that this sta...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

William Pitt statue

According to an information board in the square this bronze statue was erect...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Other Subjects

John Wenlock Rollins

John Wenlock Rollins

Sculptor whose London works include: the wonderful bronze doorway of the P&O Building in Cockspur Street, the fountain in front of the Horniman Museum, Poetry and Prose on the facade of Croydo...

Person, Sculpture

3 memorials
John Carew

John Carew

Sculptor. Born Tramore, Ireland, as John Edward Carew.

Person, Sculpture, Ireland

4 memorials
Albert Hodge

Albert Hodge

Born on the Scottish island of Islay. Some information about Hodge can be found at Glasgow City of Sculpture.

Person, Sculpture, Scotland

2 memorials
Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Sculptor.  Born Dublin to a French father and Irish mother.  The family emigrated to New York when Augustus was a baby.  Studied in America and Europe.  Very successful as a monumental sculptor and...

Person, Sculpture, Ireland, USA

1 memorial
Sir William Reynolds-Stephens

Sir William Reynolds-Stephens

Sculptor.  Born in Detroit to British parents and educated in Europe.  He added the Reynolds to his surname in 1890.  Made the very unusual sculpture A Royal Game 1906-11. Died Tunbridge Wells.

Person, Sculpture, USA

1 memorial