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Lord Botetourt (statues)
''Lord Botetourt'' is the name for a pair of statues on the campus of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, depicting colonial Virginia governor Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt. The first of these statues was executed in 1772 by English sculptor Richard Hayward (sculptor), Richard Hayward and became the first sculpture in the Colony of Virginia. It is the oldest surviving public statue in North America. A Baroque sculpture cut from marble, it was ordered by the Virginia General Assembly in 1771 and installed in 1773 in the loggia of the Capitol (Williamsburg, Virginia), Capitol in Williamsburg. The statue's plinth was one of the earliest major Neoclassicism, neoclassical works in British America. After a period of vandalism and neglect following the removal of Virginia's capital to Richmond, Virginia, Richmond, the statue was purchased by the College of William & Mary in 1801 and transferred to the College Yard on its campus. During the 19th century, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hayward (sculptor)
Richard Hayward (1725–1800) was an 18th-century British sculptor. He has several works in Westminster Abbey. Life He was born at Weston-in-Arden in Bulkington. He was christened on 13 May 1725 the son of Richard and Mary Hayward. He was apprenticed to Christopher Horsnaile the Younger in London from 1740 and lived in his house in Holborn, London. He moved to the studio of Henry Cheere in 1742 and served a 7-year apprenticeship with him. However, he seems to have still lived with the Horsnailes and is thought to have married one of the daughters as he is said to be related by marriage. He was made a Freeman of the Company of Master Masons in 1749. His interest in sculpture seems to have been wholly artistic as he seemed a gentleman of independent means, in no need of a trade. Until 1749 he lived in Weston Hall on the Arden estate in Bulkington, he then rented the hall to his old master Christopher Horsnaile while he travelled Europe on a Grand Tour. In these times it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
