Artist: Sir Francis Chantrey (1781 - 1841)
Nationality: British
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Media: Sculpture
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Biography:
Sir Francis Chantrey began his career as a portrait painter but switched to sculpture around 1805. He established his reputation after sculpting the portrait bust of Reverand John Horne-Took, which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1811. He expanded to create church monuments and statues.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Francis Chantrey - Francis Homer 1820 marble Ackland Art Museum British
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Alfred Chantrey Corbould, The Foxes Tail - magazine illustration, 19th century
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John Smibert - Mrs. Francis Brinley and Her Son Francis 1729 oil on canvas The Metropolitan Museum of Art American
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Francis Seymour Haden, Portrait of Francis Seymour Haden (Self-Portrait with etching equipment), 1862
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Francis J. Rigney, Cliffs near Dublin, 1906
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Jacques-Emile Blanche - Francis Poictevin 1887 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London French
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Charles Willson Peale - Mrs. Francis Bailey 1791 oil on canvas Cincinnati Art Museum American
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Ambrose McEvoy - Mrs. Francis Howard c. 1916-1918 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art British
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Bernardo Strozzi - St. Francis in Ecstasy c. 1618-20 oil on canvas Philbrook Museum of Art Italian
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Daniel Huntington - Dr. John W. Francis 1857 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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John Smibert - Francis Brinley 1729 oil on canvas The Metropolitan Museum of Art American
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Thomas Sully - Francis Hopkinson 1834 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Giovanni Bellini - St. Francis in the Desert c. 1480 tempera and oil on c The Frick Collection Italian
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Sam Francis, Self-Portrait3, 1982
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Sam Francis, Self-Portrait, 1982
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Sam Francis, Self-Portrait- SF 04, 1973
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Sam Francis, Untitled, 1963
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Sam Francis, Untitled, 1982
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Sam Francis, Pivot, 1981
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Sam Francis, Untitled, 1982
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Sam Francis, Tarflower, 1981
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Mrs. Francis Brinley and Her Son Francis, 1729 John Smibert (Scottish, 1688-1751)AmericanOil on canvas; 50
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Sam Francis, Untitled, 1982
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Ludovico Carracci - The Vision of Saint Francis c. 1583-1586 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London Italian
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Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli - The Ecstacy of Saint Francis c. 1615 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art Italian
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Sam Francis, Self-Portrait II, 1982
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Sam Francis, Untitled, 1980
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Sam Francis, Untitled, 1980
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Sam Francis, Spleen (Red), 1971
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Sam Francis, A Fixed Course of Changes #3, 1977
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Sam Francis, Tokyo mon amour, 1965
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Sam Francis, Self-Portrait IV, 1982
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Charles Willson Peale - Portrait of Mr. Francis Bailey 1791 oil on canvas Cincinnati Art Museum American
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Pieter Cristoffel Wonder - Henry Francis Playter c. 1837 oil on wood panel Cleveland Museum of Art Dutch
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Joseph Whiting Stock - Mary and Francis Wilcox 1845 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Sam Francis, Untitled, 1958
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J. Francis Murphy, The Pasture Lot, 1895
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Francis Halpen, Portrait of a man, 1783
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Abraham Jansz. Van Diepenbeeck - The Last Communion of St Francis of Assisi n.d. oil on panel The Fitzwilliam Museum Flemish
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Hugh Barron - Francis Page of Newbury c. 1760 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (2)
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National Portrait Gallery: Return to Life: A New Look at the Portrait Bust
Including work by well-known sculptors such as Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Sir Jacob Epstein and Sir Francis Chantrey, as well as work by less familiar practitioners including Samuel Joseph and Kathleen Scott, the exhibition displa...
University of Barcelona: Waterfronts of Art: Art for social facilitation
This is a university conference on the topic of Public Art. Its organisation is ruled by the habitual norms for this type of events. The organisation cannot become responsible for the trip expenses and the participants' stay. Since the objective o...

Further Artwork and Information:

Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey RA (1781-1841)
Sir Francis Chantrey (1781 - 1841) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey Online
GENUKI: Sir Francis Chantreys Engraving, Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire
Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
Details of NPG 654
Details of NPG 2103a
Sir Francis Chantrey
Chantrey, Sir Francis Legatt
Chantrey, Sir Francis Legatt

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