Joseph Wilton
(1722-1803), SculptorSitter in 9 portraits
Artist associated with 7 portraits
Joseph Wilton was the leading British-born sculptor to be working in London in the second half of the eighteenth century. He was a member of the Royal Society of Arts and founder member of the Royal Academy of Arts, where he was appointed Keeper in 1790. Eighteenth-century commentators compared him to Phidias, Michelangelo and Bernini, the most revered sculptors of the classical, renaissance and baroque periods. Wilton's bust of Thomas Hollis, one of his finest works, is in the Collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
after Joseph Wilton
bronze bust, early 20th century, based on a work of circa 1760
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Probably Louis François Roubiliac
attributed to Joseph Wilton
marble bust, circa 1761
On display in the Entrance Hall on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by Joseph Wilton
marble bust, circa 1766 or after
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after Joseph Wilton
photograph, 1959
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after Joseph Wilton
photograph, 1959
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