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Sir Richard Westmacott <ref name="term_81447" /> | |||
<p> Sculptor, born in London; studied at Rome under Canova; acquired great repute as an artist on his return to England, and succeeded Flaxman as professor of [[Sculpture]] in the [[Royal]] Academy; he executed statues of Pitt, Addison, and others, and a number of monuments in [[Westminster]] [[Abbey]] and St. Paul's; his latest work was the sculptured pediment of the British Museum (1775-1856). </p> | <p> Sculptor, born in London; studied at Rome under Canova; acquired great repute as an artist on his return to England, and succeeded Flaxman as professor of [[Sculpture]] in the [[Royal]] Academy; he executed statues of Pitt, Addison, and others, and a number of monuments in [[Westminster]] [[Abbey]] and St. Paul's; his latest work was the sculptured pediment of the British Museum (1775-1856). </p> | ||
