Louis François Roubiliac
(1702-1762), SculptorSitter associated with 5 portraits
Artist associated with 13 portraits
Sculptor. Born in Lyons, he came to London in 1730, making his name with his famous full-length statue of Handel as Apollo, erected in Vauxhall Gardens in 1738 (now in the Victoria and Albert Museum). He was the chief exponent in sculpture of the rococo style in England, and was celebrated for his busts, which show a remarkable feeling for character and are varied in design, full of movement and exquisite in modelling.
after Louis François Roubiliac
terracotta bust, possibly late 19th century, based on a work of circa 1738
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after Louis François Roubiliac
marble bust, after a work of circa 1740
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Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
by Louis François Roubiliac
marble bust, 1745
On display in the Entrance Hall on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by Edward Hodges Baily, after Louis François Roubiliac
marble bust, 1828, based on a work of 1751
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after Louis François Roubiliac
plaster painted terracotta, circa 1758
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John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier
by Louis François Roubiliac
terracotta bust, circa 1761
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by John Jones, after Louis François Roubiliac
mezzotint, published 1778
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by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Louis François Roubiliac
line engraving, published 1779 (1759)
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by Jean Marie Delattre (Delatre), after Louis François Roubiliac
line engraving, published 14 January 1785
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by George Edward Madeley, after Joshua (or John) Kirby Baldrey, after Louis François Roubiliac
lithograph, 1837 (1751-1755)
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by Leonard Charles Wyon, after Louis François Roubiliac
bronze medal, 1848
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cast by J.P. Langhorn, after Unknown artist, after Louis François Roubiliac
plaster, 1975 (circa 1741)
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