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Francis Leggatt Chantrey

1781 - 1841

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Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey (7 April 1781 – 25 November 1841) was an English sculptor. He became the leading portrait sculptor in Regency era Britain, producing busts and statues of many notable figures of the time. Chantrey's most notable works include the statues of King George IV (Trafalgar Square); King George III (Guildhall), and George Washington (Massachusetts State House). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Leggatt Chantrey has received more than 69,080 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Francis Leggatt Chantrey is the 208th most popular sculptor (down from 181st in 2019), the 4,633rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,972nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Francis Leggatt Chantrey ranks 208 out of 189Before him are Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Marisol Escobar, Audrey Munson, Daniel Chester French, Rosemarie Trockel, and Edmonia Lewis. After him are Mikhail Anikushin, Dale Chihuly, Cícero Moraes, Ronald Pope, Augusta Savage, and Harriet Hosmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1781, Francis Leggatt Chantrey ranks 43Before him are Joseph Johann von Littrow, Andrés Narvarte, Alexander Vostokov, Joaquín Suárez, George Ord, and José María Calatrava y Peinado. After him are William Wyatt Bibb and John M. Berrien. Among people deceased in 1841, Francis Leggatt Chantrey ranks 42Before him are Louis de Freycinet, David Don, Jørgen Jørgensen, Astley Cooper, Princess Amalie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and John Forsyth.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Francis Leggatt Chantrey ranks 4,633 out of 7,765Before him are Chris Menges (1940), Catherine Booth (1829), George Gilbert Scott (1811), Malcolm Bradbury (1932), Eliza Acton (1799), and Abraham Beame (1906). After him are Hannah Murray (1989), Paul Jones (1942), Thomas Hood (1799), Harry Melling (1989), George Ezra (1993), and Jodhi May (1975).

Among SCULPTORS In United Kingdom

Among sculptors born in United Kingdom, Francis Leggatt Chantrey ranks 11Before him are Eduardo Paolozzi (1924), Anthony Caro (1924), Andy Goldsworthy (1956), Antony Gormley (1950), Barry Flanagan (1941), and W. J. Coffee (1774). After him are Ronald Pope (1920).