Richard Westmacott (other)
Richard Westmacott may refer to * Richard Westmacott (the elder) (1747–1808), British monument sculptor * Richard Westmacott (1775–1856), British sculptor * Richard Westmacott (the younger) (1799–1872), British sculptor * Richard Westmacott (Indian Army officer) (1841–1925), British military officer See also * Westmacott Westmacott could refer to: *Charles Molloy Westmacott, (c.1788–1868), British journalist and author *Captain Herbert Westmacott, (died 1980), British special forces officer killed in action * James Sherwood Westmacott, (1823–1900), British sc ...

Richard Westmacott (the Elder)
Richard Westmacott (the elder) (1747–1808) was an 18th-century monumental sculptor and the beginning of a dynasty of one of Britain's most important sculpting families. He also specialised in fireplace design for many of England's grand country houses. Life He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. He married Sarah Vardy, daughter of Thomas Vardy , carver, and niece of John Vardy, architect, and had thirteen children by her. He also had an affair with a widow, Susan Molloy, landlady of the "Bull and Horns" public house in Fulham and had at least one child by her also.Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660–1851, Rupert Gunnis Sadly his life-style outstripped his income and he was declared bankrupt in 1803. It is likely that he was thereafter supported by his by then successful son Richard. He died in relative poverty in 1808. Dynasty His sons include: George Westmacott (c. 1770 – 1827); Thomas Westmacott (architect) (c. 1775 – 1798); Sir Richard Westmacott (1775â ...
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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 ...
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Richard Westmacott (the Younger)
Richard Westmacott (the younger) RA (14 April 1799 – 19 April 1872) – also sometimes described as Richard Westmacott III (to distinguish him from his father and grandfather – both sculptors bearing the same name) – was a prominent English sculptor of the early and mid-19th century. Life Born in London, he was the son of Sir Richard Westmacott (1775–1856), and followed closely in his father's footsteps: studying at the Royal Academy (from 1818), being elected as an Associate of the Royal Academy (in 1838) and a full Academician (in 1849), and then succeeding his father to serve as the RA's professor of sculpture (1857–68) – the only time an RA professorship passed from father to son. Among his most notable works is the pediment of the Royal Exchange in the City of London. Other works include: * the tomb of Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke at St Andrew's Church in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire * monument commemorating Sir John Franklin's lost Arctic expedition of 184 ...
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Richard Westmacott (Indian Army Officer)
Major-General Sir Richard Westmacott (16 March 1841 – 28 February 1925) was an officer in the British Bombay Army and after its amalgamation in the British Indian Army. Biography Richard Westmacott was born in 1841. The son of the Reverend Horatio Westmacott, he was educated at Rossal. He entered the Bombay Army in 1859 and served in the Indian Mutiny (1857–1858). Westmacott served in the Second Afghan War between 1879 and 1880, and Soudan Expedition in 1885. He commanded the Advance Column on the Chin Lushai Expedition, 1889 to 1890. He commanded the 28th Bombay Pioneers from 1887 to 1894 and he was assistant adjutant-general in Poona, 1894–1895. Westmacott was Colonel on the Staff 1895–1896, and commanded the Nagpur District from 1896 to 1899. During this time he also commanded 1st Field Force in 1897 and 4th Brigade on the Tirah Campaign (1897–1898). He was promoted Major-General 20 June 1899. Commanding First Class District. Mhow, 1900–1903. He was appointe ...
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