Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey was an English sculptor. He became the leading portrait sculptor in Regency era Britain, producing busts and statues of many notable figures of the time. Chantrey's most notable works include the statues of King George IV ; King George III (Guildhall), and George Washington. He also executed four monuments to military heroes for St Paul's Cathedral, London. He left the Chantrey Bequest for the purchase of works of art for the nation, which was available from 1878 after the death of his widow.
Portrait of Chantrey standing next to a bust of William Hyde Wollaston, 1831, by Henry Bone after John Jackson
King George IV by Chantrey, Trafalgar Square, London
Sir Walter Scott by Sir Francis Chantrey (1832), Victoria Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Monument to Amelia Ann Smyth, d. 1817 (wife of acting Lt. Gov. of Nova Scotia George Stracey Smyth), St. Paul's Church, Nova Scotia
John Raphael Smith was a British painter and mezzotinter. He was the son of Thomas Smith of Derby, the landscape painter, and father of John Rubens Smith, a painter who emigrated to the United States.
Sculpture by Sir Francis Chantrey in the V&A
Self-Portrait, c. 1807, pastel, National Portrait Gallery, London
Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant, Captain of the Six Nations
Edward Jenner
