(Pietro) Carlo Giovanni Battista Marochetti, Baron Marochetti

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• (Pietro) Carlo Giovanni Battista Marochetti, Baron Marochetti (1805-1867), Sculptor. Sitter in 12 portraits, Artist associated with 11 portraits.

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• Gabriele Ambrosio (1844-1918). Artist of 1 portrait.

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The sculptor Carlo Marochetti was born in Turin and studied art in Paris and Rome. A baron of Italy, he was patronised by Carlo Alberto, Louis Philippe and, after 1848, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. A regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy and a prominent figure in the London art world, Marochetti was brought in to assist the painter Sir Edwin Landseer achieve the third dimension in sculpting the lions for Trafalgar Square, much to Landseer's indignation. This posthumous bronze shows Marochetti posed in contemplation of his work, with clay tools, plans showing an equestrian statue, steps, calipers and a mallet.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 301
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 412

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• On display at the Gallery
• Sculptures