Biography of Richard Westmacott 1775-1856

After 25th June 1727. St James the Apostle Church, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire [Map]. Monument to those contained in the vault: Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran and Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran, their son John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory [aged 8] and his wife Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory [aged 2], their son John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott.

Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran: On 27th April 1715 Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran was created 1st Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. In 1718 he and Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran were married. She by marriage Baroness Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny.

Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran: she was born to John Robinson. On 24th November 1744 she died.

In or before 1770 [his father] Richard "The Elder" Westmacott [aged 22] and [his mother] Sarah Vardy were married. They had thirteen children. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Vardy.

On 15th July 1775 Richard Westmacott was born to [his father] Richard "The Elder" Westmacott [aged 28] and [his mother] Sarah Vardy.

On 25th November 1775 Rear-Admiral Richard Spry [aged 59] died unmarried at Place House, St Anthony in Roseland [Map]. He was buried at St Anthony's Church, St Anthony in Roseland [Map] where he has a monument sculpted by [his father] Richard "The Elder" Westmacott [aged 28]. His estates were inherited by his nephew Lieutenant Thomas Davy [aged 21] who adopted the surname Spry.

Sacred to the Memory of Sir Richard Spry, K^T Rear admiral of the White Several years Commander-in-Chief of H.M. Ships in North-America, the Mediterranean, and Plymouth. He was envoy to the Emporer of Morocco and the States of Barbary. He died on the 25st of November 1775, aged 60 years. This momument as a testimony of gratitude is erected by his affectionate nephew Admiral Thomas Spry.

On 6th September 1776 James Lenox Dutton [aged 63] died. He was buried at Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map]. Monument to James Lenox Dutton and his second wife Jane Bond sculpted by [his father] Richard "The Elder" Westmacott [aged 29] in 1791. Remarkable for the quality of the carving and the stone (probably Carrara Marble) and the skeleton. Believed to be called Immortality Trampling Death. Life-sized angel leans on a medallion with profiles of the deceased, underfoot a prostrate skeleton (representing death).

Jane Bond: she was born to Christopher Bond. James Lenox Dutton and she were married. On 29th May 1776 she died.

After 1780. St Bartholemew's Church, Tong [Map]. The Durant Monument to George Durant of Tong Castle [aged 46] and others. The monument has been attributed to John "The Elder" Bacon [aged 39], Francis Leggatt Chantrey and Richard Westmacott [aged 4].

George Durant of Tong Castle: Around 1734 he was born. Before 25th April 1776 he and Maria Beaufoy were married. On 4th August 1780 he died. He was buried at St Bartholemew's Church, Tong [Map].

Before 1793 Richard Westmacott [aged 17] studied with his father Richard "The Elder" Westmacott [aged 45] at his studio at Mount Street.

In 1793 Richard Westmacott [aged 17] travelled to Rome, Italy [Map] to study under Antonio Canova [aged 35]. Within a year of his arrival in Rome he won the first prize for sculpture offered by the Florentine academy of arts, and in the following year (1795) he gained the papal gold medal awarded by the Roman Academy of St Luke with his bas-relief of Joseph and his brethren.

On 20th February 1798 Richard Westmacott [aged 22] and Dorothy Margaret Wilkinson were married. He the son of Richard "The Elder" Westmacott [aged 51] and Sarah Vardy.

In 1799 [his son] Richard "The Younger" Westmacott was born to Richard Westmacott [aged 23] and [his wife] Dorothy Margaret Wilkinson.

On 4th September 1801 John Yorke [aged 73] died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. Of white marble in the Greek manner, in bold relief; two parents, hands clasped, stand in attitudes of grief at a tomb, with a reclining child at their feet; below is an inscription; signed 'R. WESTMACOTT, A.R.A. LONDON' [aged 26]

On 19th February 1804 Philip Yorke [aged 60] died. Monument in St Deiniol & St Marcella Church, Marchwiel [Map] sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 28].

Philip Yorke: On 30th July 1743 Philip Yorke and Elizabeth Cust were married. On 30th July 1743 he was born to Simon Yorke at Erddig, Wrexham.

In 1805 Richard Westmacott [aged 29] was elected Associate of the Royal Academy.

On 13th January 1805 Maria wife of Robert Henson died. Monument in Church of St John the Baptist, Barnack [Map]. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 29].

On 25th December 1807 Brownlow Cust 1st Baron Brownlow [aged 63] died. His son John [aged 28] succeeded 2nd Baron Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire, 5th Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and inherited Belton House [Map]. Monument in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map] sculpted by [his father] Richard "The Elder" Westmacott [aged 60].

In 1808. Lichfield Cathedral [Map]. Monument to Andrew Newton. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 32].

In 1808 [his father] Richard "The Elder" Westmacott [aged 61] died.

After 26th November 1808. Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Overton to Phillips Lloyd Fletcher [deceased] sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 33].

Phillips Lloyd Fletcher: In 1738 he was born to Reverend John Fletcher of Sudderbank, Cumberland. Before 1800 he and Eleanor Wynne were married. They had four sons and four daughters. The difference in their ages was 21 years. On 26th November 1808 he died.

On 8th February 1809 Brownlow Bertie 5th Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 79] died without male issue at Grimsthorpe, South Kesteven. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Swinstead [Map] on 17th February 1809. Duke Ancaster and Kesteven, Marquess Lindsay extinct. His third cousin Albermarle [aged 64] succeeded 9th Earl Lindsey.

Sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 33]. A handsome white marble wall tablet in Grecian style depicting deceased and wife on a catafalque with mourning female figure, flanked by mother, children and angel. Above a scrolled cornice with Ducal coronet and palm. Beneath a rectangular inscription panel, flanked by scrolled brackets.

In 1811 Richard Westmacott [aged 35] was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy; his diploma work being a "Ganymede" in high relief.

On 1st August 1813 Henry Vane-Tempest 2nd Baronet [aged 42] died of apoplexy. Baronet Vane of Long Newton in County Durham extinct. Memorial and vault at St Mary's Church, Long Newton [Map] sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 38].

On 4th October 1815 Caroline Anne Julie Campbell died. Monument in St Oswald's Church, Malpas [Map]. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 40].

Caroline Anne Julie Campbell: she was born to Colin Campbell. On 20th October 1812 George Cholmondeley 2nd Marquess Cholmondeley and she were married at Gibraltar. He the son of George Cholmondeley 1st Marquess Cholmondeley and Georgina Charlotte Bertie Marchioness Cholmondeley.

After 1816. St Giles' Church, Wrexham [Map]. Monument to the Lloyd Family. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 40].

On 3rd June 1822 Thomas Warren-Bulkeley 7th Viscount Bulkeley [aged 69] died without issue. Viscount Bulkeley of Cashel in Tipperary, Baron Bulkeley Beaumaris Anglesey extinct. Monument in St Marys and St Nicholas Church Beaumaris [Map] sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 46].

On 20th September 1822 Georgiana Elizabeth Mundy Duchess Newcastle under Lyne [aged 33] died from childbirth. She had given birth to twins one of whom was stillborn, one survived thirteen days. Her 12th and 13th child. In 1823 her husband Henry [aged 37], the 4th Duke, commissioned Robert Smirke, a celebrated architect, to design a Mausoleum at Milton. The building was consecrated in 1833 by the Archbishop of York and given the dedication of All Saints.

Monument in Milton Mausoleum, Markham Clinton [Map] sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 47].

Georgiana Elizabeth Mundy Duchess Newcastle under Lyne: On 1st June 1789 she was born to Edward Miller Mundy. On 18th July 1807 Henry Pelham-Clinton 4th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne and she were married in Lambeth Palace [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Newcastle under Lyme. He the son of Thomas Pelham-Clinton 3rd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne and Anna Maria Stanhope Countess Lincoln.

On 21st October 1823 John William Egerton 7th Earl Bridgewater [aged 70] died. He was buried in the Bridgewater Chapel, St Peter and St Paul Church, Little Gaddesden where he has a monumment sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 48]. His brother Francis [aged 66] succeeded 8th Earl Bridgewater, 9th Viscount Brackley, 9th Baron Ellesmere.

John William Egerton 7th Earl Bridgewater: On 14th April 1753 he was born to Bishop John Egerton and Anne Sophia Grey. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.

Francis Henry Egerton 8th Earl Bridgewater: On 11th November 1756 he was born to Bishop John Egerton and Anne Sophia Grey. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. On 8th November 1781 Francis Henry Egerton 8th Earl Bridgewater was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. On 31st March 1791 Francis Henry Egerton 8th Earl Bridgewater was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.

On 17th November 1823 John Eliot 1st Earl St Germans [aged 62] died without issue. He was buried at St Germans Priory [Map]. His brother William [aged 56] succeeded 2nd Earl St Germans, 3rd Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall. Susan Mordaunt Countess St Germans [aged 43] by marriage Countess St Germans.

Monument sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 48].

Susan Mordaunt Countess St Germans: On 15th December 1779 she was born to John Mordaunt 7th Baronet and Elizabeth Prowse Lady Mordaunt. On 30th August 1814 William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans and she were married at Walton, Warwickshire.

Egloshayle Church [Map]. 1824. Monument to Arscott Ourry Molesworth 7th Baronet. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 48].

On 19th March 1825 William Owen [deceased] was buried St Luke's Church Chelsea in a private ceremony attended by family and close friends, including Thomas Lawrence [aged 55], Richard Westmacott [aged 49], Thomas Phillips [aged 54] and 'Thompson' [probably Thomas Clement Thompson [aged 45]].

On 31st October 1826 Eleanor Henrietta Robinson [aged 11] died. She has a monument at All Saints' Church, Nocton [Map] sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 51].

Eleanor Henrietta Robinson: On 22nd May 1815 she was born to Frederick John Robinson 1st Earl Ripon and Sarah Albinia Louisa Hobart.

In 1827 Richard Westmacott [aged 51] was appointed Royal Academy professor of sculpture succeeding John Flaxman.

On 11th February 1829 Francis Henry Egerton 8th Earl Bridgewater [aged 72] died. He was buried at Bridgewater Chapel, St Peter and St Paul Church, Little Gaddesden. Monument sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 53]. Earl Bridgewater, Viscount Brackley, Baron Ellesmere extinct.

On 9th October 1830 John Williams 1st Baronet [aged 68] died. Memorial at St Asaph Cathedral [Map] sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 55]. His son John [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Baronet Williams of Bodelwyddan in Flintshire.

John Williams 1st Baronet: On 22nd December 1761 he was born. On 21st October 1791 he and Margaret Williams Lady Williams were married. On 27th July 1798 John Williams 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Williams of Bodelwyddan in Flintshire. Margaret Williams Lady Williams by marriage Lady Williams of Bodelwyddan in Flintshire.

John Hay-Williams 2nd Baronet: On 9th January 1794 he was born to John Williams 1st Baronet and Margaret Williams Lady Williams. In 1842 he and Sarah Elizabeth Amherst were married. She the daughter of William Pitt Amherst 1st Earl Amherst and Sarah Archer Countess Plymouth and Amherst.

On 9th September 1833 Adeliza Maria Howard died in childbirth. Monument in Holy Trinity Church, Wetheral [Map] sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 58].

Adeliza Maria Howard: she was born to Henry Howard and Catherine Marie Mary Charlotte Neave. On 30th April 1830 Henry William Petre and she were married. They were half first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

After 11th February 1834. Monument to Anne Bankes nee Truman at St Denys' Church, Sleaford [Map] sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 58].

On 6th March 1835 Margaret Williams Lady Williams [aged 66] died. Memorial at St Asaph Cathedral [Map] sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 59].

Margaret Williams Lady Williams: On 25th April 1768 she was born.

After 19th June 1835. Monument to Henry Willoughby 6th Baron Middleton [deceased] and Jane Lawley in St Leonard's Church, Wollaton [Map] sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 59].

Henry Willoughby 6th Baron Middleton: On 24th April 1761 he was born to Henry Willoughby 5th Baron Middleton and Dorothy Cartright Baroness Middleton. Before 11th March 1793 Henry Willoughby 6th Baron Middleton and Jane Lawley were married. On 14th June 1800 Henry Willoughby 5th Baron Middleton died. His son Henry succeeded 6th Baron Middleton, 7th Baronet Willoughby of Wollaton. On 19th June 1835 Henry Willoughby 6th Baron Middleton died. His first cousin Digby succeeded 7th Baron Middleton, 8th Baronet Willoughby of Wollaton.

Jane Lawley: Around 1767 she was born to Robert Lawley 5th Baronet and Jane Thompson. 11th March 1793 Jane Lawley died.

After 28th January 1842. Monument to William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland [deceased] in St Mary's Church, Staindrop [Map]. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 66].

The armorial being Vane Arms quartered with Charles Fitzroy 1st Duke Southampton 2nd Duke Cleveland 1662 1730 Arms. His paternal grandmother being Grace Fitzroy Countess Darlington, grand-daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland by his mistress Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland hence the Baton Sinister.

On 29th November 1844 Robert Otway-Cave [aged 48] died without issue. Monument at St Nicholas' Church, Stanford-on-Avon [Map] sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 69] and commissioned by his widow Sophia Burdett.

Robert Otway-Cave: In 1796 he was born to Henry Otway of Castle Otway in Tipperary and Sarah Cave 3rd Baroness Braye. In 1818 Robert Otway-Cave took by royal sign manual the additional surname of Cave, the maiden name of his mother, to whose title he was heir apparent. On 23rd October 1832 he and Sophia Burdett were married.

Sophia Burdett: she was born to Francis Burdett 5th Baronet and Sophia Coutts Lady Burdett.

On 25th November 1845 Charlotte Lucy Beatrix Egerton [deceased] was buried at St Mary's Church, Rostherne, Tatton [Map] sculpted Richard Westmacott [aged 70].

Charlotte Lucy Beatrix Egerton: On 13th September 1824 she was born to Wilbraham Egerton and Elizabeth Sykes. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%. On 10th November 1845 Charlotte Lucy Beatrix Egerton drowned in Rostherne Mere, Tatton the evening before her wedding day, or possibly died after a short illness. Her death certificate states "Bronchitis and exhaustion after 12 days" - information provided by CB Newham.

After 10th January 1849. Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map] to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot [deceased]. Possibly sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 73] although he usually signed his works with "R. Westmacott"; this would be unusual for being initials.

On 1st September 1856 Richard Westmacott [aged 81] died at 14 South Audley Street [Map]. He was buried in St Mary's Church, Chastleton [Map] where his son Hector Westmacott was Rector in 1878.

In 1857 [his son] Richard "The Younger" Westmacott [aged 58] was appointed to succeed Royal Academy professor of sculpture succeeding his father Richard Westmacott.

1904. St Andrew's Church, Bredwardine [Map]. Memorial to George Jarvis, died 1794. In the year preceding his death he changed his will leaving everything to the poor of the Parishes of Bredwardine, Staunton-on-Wye and Letton in the proportion 13:11:6. The trustees, who commissioned this memorial by Richard Westmacott (presumably, or possibly his father), were Bishop Folliott Cornewall, Thomas Harley and George Cornewall 3rd Baronet.

Bishop Folliott Cornewall: On or before 9th May 1754 he was born. He was baptised on 9th May 1754. In 1808 Bishop Folliott Cornewall was translated to Bishop of Worcester. In 1824 Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland was ordained Priest by Bishop Folliott Cornewall, then Bishop of Worcester. On 5th September 1831 he died.

George Cornewall 3rd Baronet: On 16th January 1774 he was born to George Amyand aka Cornewall 2nd Baronet and Catherine Cornewall. He was baptised at St George's Church, Hanover Square. On 26th September 1815 George Cornewall 3rd Baronet and Jane Naper Lady Cornewall were married. On 26th August 1819 George Amyand aka Cornewall 2nd Baronet died. His son George succeeded 3rd Baronet Amyand aka Cornewall of Moccas Court in Herefordshire. Jane Naper Lady Cornewall by marriage Lady Amyand aka Cornewall of Moccas Court in Herefordshire. On 27th December 1835 George Cornewall 3rd Baronet died. His son Velters succeeded 4th Baronet Amyand aka Cornewall of Moccas Court in Herefordshire.

St Mary's Church, Nether Alderley [Map]. The chancel contains memorials to the Lords Stanley of Alderley. The memorial to John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley contains his effigy dressed in peer's robes lying under a canopy with his hand on a book, dated 1856 and by Richard Westmacott. On the other side of the chancel is a memorial to his son Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury, his effigy holding a scroll in his hand and with a dog at his feet. Engraved in brass on the side of the memorial are the figures of his widow and children. Lady Stanley is seated in the middle with their four surviving sons on her right, five surviving daughters on her left and three children who had died at a young age at her knee and on her lap. A memorial tablet to John Constantine Stanley, who died in 1878, is by Joseph Boehm.[12] The chancel contains a monument to Rev. Edward Shipton, rector of the church from 1625 to 1630.

St Mary's Church, Preston on Stour [Map]. That on the left signed Richard Westmacott. That in the middle sculpted by Peter Scheemakers and James "Athenian" Stuart.

St Mary's Church, Preston on Stour [Map]. That on the left Grecian with standing mourner, sculpted by [his father] Richard "The Elder" Westmacott. On the right, Grecian style with figures of Faith and Hope, sculpted by Richard Westmacott.

[his son] Hector Westmacott was born to Richard Westmacott and Dorothy Margaret Wilkinson.

St Mary's Church, Burford [Map]. Monuments to the Rushout Family sculpted by Richard Westmacott.