A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851

by Ingrid Roscoe, Emma Hardy, M. G. Sullivan

Overview

This remarkable dictionary provides information on the work of over 3,000 sculptors working in Britain between 1660 and 1851. It is a substantially expanded edition of Gunnis’s Dictionary of British Sculptors, the primary source for information on church monuments, portrait busts, carved fireplaces and more since publication in 1951.

Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and the Henry Moore Foundation

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780300149654
Publisher:	Yale University Press
Publication date:	11/03/2009
Pages:	1616
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.40(h) x 2.70(d)

About the Author

Ingrid Roscoe is an independent scholar, M. G. Sullivan is curator of sculpture at the Ashmolean Museum, and Emma Hardy is collections manager at the Geffrye Museum.

Editorial Reviews

This highly detailed volume represents a significant enlargement of Rupert Gunnis's 1951 Dictionary of British Sculptors. By combing through previously unpublished material in Gunnis's archive, independent scholar Roscoe, M.G. Sullivan (Ashmolean Museum), and Emma Hardy (Geffrye Museum) expand this sixth edition to include 1000 additional sculptor names. Each of the 3000 entries contains a fully revised individual biography or guild profile and can run multiple pages, depending on productivity. A list of sculptors' works, including date, location, materials, provenance, and bibliographical references, follows biographical particulars. A truly essential guide for scholars of British sculpture dating from the Stuart era through Victoria's early reign.

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