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Showing all quotesBirth: | 24th November, 1740 |
Death: | 1799 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Sculptor |
John Bacon was born in Southwark, London, England. He was a British Neoclassical sculptor who perfected certain sculpturing techniques. In 1754, he was apprenticed in a porcelain works at Lambeth, London. His great skill at moulding led to his swift promotion to modeller. Bacon first attempted working in marble about 1763 and improved the method of transferring the form of the model to the marble by the invention of a more accurate instrument for the purpose. In 1769, he won the first gold medal for sculpture given by the Royal Academy, his work being a bas-relief representing the escape of Aeneas from Troy. Some of his best works are found in Westminster Abbey. His principal works include: Bust of George III in Christ Church, Oxford, Monument to Thomas Gray in Westminster Abbey, Figurative sculpture for Somerset House, Monument to Charles Roe in Christ Church, Macclesfield, Statue of Atlas on the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, and Statue of Sir William Jones in St Paul's Cathedral.
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