Richard Cockle Lucas
(1800-1883), SculptorEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 44 portraits
Artist associated with 54 portraits
At the age of twelve Lucas was apprenticed to an uncle, a cutler at Winchester. Having become proficient at carving knife handles, he decided to train as a sculptor. In 1828 he entered the Royal Academy Schools, and from that year he was a regular contributor to the Royal Academy. Over the next thirty years he exhibited over a hundred works at the Academy, the British Institution, and the Suffolk Street Gallery of the Society of British Artists, including busts, medallions, and classical subjects.
by Richard Cockle Lucas
etching, pen and wash, 1858
NPG 1651b
by Richard Cockle Lucas
plaster cast of bust, 1868
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by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
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'He is Ready for Adventure' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
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'He Goes on his Travels' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
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'As a Hopeful Lover' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
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'As a Disappointed One' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
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'As an Impudent Man' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
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'As a Sensible One' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
NPG Ax23406
'He makes the statue of Dr Watts' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
NPG Ax23407
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
NPG Ax23408
'As a Farmer' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
NPG Ax23409
'As a Necromancer' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
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by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
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'As an Ancient Briton' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
NPG Ax23412
'As a Modern Don' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
NPG Ax23413
'As the Poet of Hope' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
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'As the Dark Conspirator' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
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'As a Soothsayer' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
NPG Ax23416
'As Othello Relating his Adventures' (Richard Cockle Lucas)
by Richard Cockle Lucas
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
NPG Ax23417
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