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1827 In Art
Events in the year 1827 in Art. Events * Sir Richard Westmacott becomes Professor of Sculpture at the Royal Academy. * John James Audubon begins publication of ''Birds of America (book), The Birds of America'' in the United Kingdom. Much of the background botanical artwork is by Joseph Mason (artist), Joseph Mason. * English painter Benjamin Haydon is committed to debtors' prison in London; while there he witnesses the mock election in the King's Bench Prison and records it in the paintings '':File:Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846) - The Mock Election - RCIN 405824 - Royal Collection.jpg, The Mock Election'' and '':File:Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846) - Chairing the Member - N05644 - National Gallery.jpg, Chairing the Member''. *Charles Codman is discovered by art critic and patron John Neal (writer), John Neal. Works * William Blake – ''The Wood of the Self-Murderers: The Harpies and the Suicides'' * Karl Briullov – ''Italian Midday'' * Thomas Campbell (sculptor), Thoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Westmacott
Sir Richard Westmacott (15 July 17751 September 1856) was a British sculptor. Life and career Westmacott studied with his father, also named Richard Westmacott (the elder), Richard Westmacott, at his studio in Mount Street, off Grosvenor Square in London before going to Rome in 1793 to study under Antonio Canova. Westmacott devoted all his energies to the study of classical sculpture, and throughout his life his real sympathies were with pagan rather than with Christian art. Within a year of his arrival in Rome he won the first prize for sculpture offered by the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Florentine Academy of Arts, and in the following year he gained the papal gold medal awarded by the Accademia di San Luca, Academy of St Luke with his bas-relief of Joseph (Genesis), Joseph and his brothers. On returning to England in 1797, he set up a studio, where John Edward Carew and Musgrave Watson gained experience. Westmacott had his own foundry at Pimlico, in London, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
