Robert Blore and Son were a late 18th century/early 19th century firm of sculptors based at 125

Piccadilly Piccadilly () is a road in the City of Westminster, London, to the south of Mayfair, between Hyde Park Corner in the west and Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is part of the A4 road that connects central London to Hammersmith, Earl's Court, ...

in central London.

Background

Robert Blore the elder appears to be born around 1760 and worked until 1820 (when he presumably died). Robert Blore the younger was either his son or nephew and died in 1838. The term "Blore and Son" is used from 1790 indicating the younger Robert is born around 1770. The elder went bankrupt in 1818 and either died or retired two years later. In 1825 Blore was partly subject of the scandalous "Memoirs of Herself and Others" by Harriette Wilson of

Mayfair Mayfair is an affluent area in the West End of London towards the eastern edge of Hyde Park, in the City of Westminster, between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane. It is one of the most expensive districts in the world. ...

published by Stockdale in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

which rapidly ran to 30 editions and made Mrs Wilson at least £10,000. Blore, by then married, successfully sued the publisher for £300 in libel damages. Robert Blore the younger went into partnership with George Wilcox from 1830.

Family

In Chelsea in 1795 Blore the younger married Emma Earley. They were parents to Henry Blore (1803-1860).

Most Notable Works

*Monument to Edward Foley (1805) in

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*Monument to

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(1805),

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Cathedral *Monument to John Wasdale (1807),

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*Monument to Bishop James Yorke (1808) in

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*Monument to Elizabeth, Countess of Mexborough (1821) in

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**Monument to Elizabeth, Countess of Mexborough (1821) in

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*Monument to Edward Wrench (1821),

Chester Cathedral Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral and the mother church of the Diocese of Chester. It is located in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. The cathedral, formerly the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Sain ...

*Monument to

Thomas Winstanley Thomas Winstanley (1749 – 2 September 1823) was an academic at the University of Oxford, who held the positions of Camden Professor of Ancient History, Laudian Professor of Arabic, and principal of St Alban Hall. Life Winstanley was born in th ...

(1823) St Peter's-in-the-East,

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*Monument to

Thomas Rennell Thomas Rennell (8 February 1754–31 March 1840) was an English churchman, dean of Winchester Cathedral and Master of the Temple. Life He was born on 8 February 1754 at Barnack in Northamptonshire, where his father, Thomas Rennell (1720–17 ...

(1824) in

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*Monument to the Hon Henry Savile of

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(1828) in

*Monument to

Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet (20 March 1772 – 10 March 1831) was a British politician and baronet. Early life and family Montague Cholmeley was born on 20 March 1772, the eldest son of Montague Cholmeley, of Easton, and Sarah Sibthorp ...

(1833) in

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References

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