William Humphries Stephens (1739–c.1820) was an 18th/19th century British sculptor.

Life

He was born in 1739 the son of Joseph Stephens, a stonecutter in Worcester. He was apprenticed to his father in 1751 and became a Freeman mason in 1760. He initially in partnership with a Mr Bott and early works are signed Bott & Stephens.Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis p.373 Around 1787 his son Joseph Stephens joined as an apprentice and became a junior partner around 1794.

Works

Under Apprenticeship

Tomb of Thomas Parker in

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(1751)

Bott & Stephens

*Memorial to Richard Carwardine at St John's Church in Bedwardine (1763)

Stephens & Co

*Monument to William Hankins at

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(1771) *Monument to Thomas Dunn in All Saints Church in

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(1777) *Memorial to

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(1779) *Monument to Robert Bateson in

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(1779) *Monument to Robert Woodward in

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(1780) *Monument to Sarah Hall in

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(1780) *Monument to Mary Astley in

(1782) *Monument to

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(1785) *Memorial to Rev Hudson Boyce at

(1786) *Monument to Patience Turner in All Saints Church in Worcester (1786) *Monument to Rev James Gyles at

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(1792) *Monument to Mary and Richard Clarke in

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(1792) *Monument to Jonathan Green in

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(1792) *Monument to John Williams in All Saints Church in Worcester (1793) *Memorial to Mary Hall in

(1794) *Monument to Rev George Martin in

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(1796) *Monument to Daniel Ellis in

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(1797) *Monument to Joseph Berwick in St Nicholas Church in Worcester (1798) *Memorial to Bishop Hurd in

(1808) *Memorial to

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(1808)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stephens, William Humphries 1739 births Artists from Worcester, England English sculptors