City of Westminster in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Sir Richard Westmacott

1775-1856

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 14, 2017

1. Sir Richard Westmacott Marker

Inscription.
Sculptor
lived and
died here

Erected 1955 by London County Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 51° 30.489′ N, 0° 9.061′ W. Marker is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. Marker is on South Audley Street just south of South Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 South Audley Street, City of Westminster, England W1K 1HN, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Charles X (a few steps from this marker); J. Arthur Rank (within shouting distance of this marker); Lord Ashfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Constance Spry (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); General Pasquale Paoli (about 90 meters away); Grosvenor Chapel (about 90 meters away); St. George's School World War I Memorial (about 120 meters away); John Gilbert Winant (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of Westminster.

Also see . . . Richard Westmacott (Wikipedia). "Sir Richard Westmacott RA (15 July 1775 – 1 September 1856) was a British sculptor....Westmacott had his own foundry

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at Pimlico, in London, where he cast both his own works, and those of other sculptors, including John Flaxman's statue of Sir John Moore (1810–18) for Glasgow. Late in life he was asked by the Office of Works for advice on the casting of the reliefs for Nelson’s Column. He also had an arrangement with the Trustees of the British Museum, which allowed him to make moulds and supply plaster casts of classical sculpture in the museum's collection to country house owners, academies and other institutions....He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1797 and 1839. His name is given in the catalogues as "R. Westmacott, Junr." until 1807, when the "Junr." was dropped. He was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1805, and a full academician in 1811; his diploma work, a marble relief of Jupiter and Ganymede, is still in the academy's collection. He was professor of sculpture at the academy from 1827 until his death. He received his knighthood on 19 July 1837." (Submitted on November 1, 2017.)

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Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 14, 2017

2. Sir Richard Westmacott Marker - Wide View

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