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Richard Westmacott, Jr. (Londres, 15 de julio de 1775 - 1 de septiembre de 1856) fue un escultor británico. [1] Se inició en la escultura con su padre, Richard Westmacott el Viejo, antes de ir a Roma en 1793 para mejorar con Antonio Canova.
Sir Richard Westmacott RA (15 July 1775 – 1 September 1856) was a British sculptor.
Richard Westmacott, Jr. ( Londres, 15 de julio de 1775 - 1 de septiembre de 1856) fue un escultor británico. Se inició en la escultura con su padre, Richard Westmacott el Viejo, antes de ir a Roma en 1793 para mejorar con Antonio Canova.
Westmacott was primarily a sculptor in the neo-classical style, some of his commissions influenced by his contemporary Canova, notably the Psyche (1822) and Cupid (1823) both executed for John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford.
Sir Richard Westmacott. primary name:Westmacott, Richard. Details. individual; sculptor/medallist; academic/intellectual; British; Male. Life dates. 1775-1856. Biography. Sculptor; Royal Academician, Professor of Sculpture at the Royal Academy; responsible for the design of 'The Progress of Civilization', the sculpture for British Museum pediment.
During the second and third quarters of the nineteenth century, Sir Richard Westmacott flourished as Great Britain's most successful official sculptor, producing approximately 275 works during his forty-year career.
Handbook of sculpture, ancient and modern / by Richard Westmacott, R.A., F.R.S. Professor of sculpture in the Royal Academy of Arts. Adapted from the essay contributed to the Encyclopædia Britannica - Edinburgh: 1864.
