Joseph Rose Jr., (5 April 1745 – 11 February 1799) was a celebrated plasterer (stuccoist) who worked closely with
Robert Adam
Robert Adam (3 July 17283 March 1792) was a British neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam (architect), William Adam (1689–1748), Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and train ...
to create some of the finest decorative plasterwork in
Great Britain
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Rose was born in
Norton, Derbyshire
Norton Lees () is a residential suburb in the Graves Park ward of the City of Sheffield, England located to the east of Woodseats.
History
Notable buildings in Norton Lees include Bishops' House—a half-timbered house that was built c. ...
, a nephew to Joseph Rose Sr. (c. 1723 – 11 September 1780), who was himself a noted plasterer in the
Roccoco
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Nostell Priory
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Felbrigg Hall
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Yorkshire
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. The elder Rose worked primarily for
Robert Adam
Robert Adam (3 July 17283 March 1792) was a British neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam (architect), William Adam (1689–1748), Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and train ...
from 1760 onward; the younger learned from his uncle and from a visit to Rome in 1768.
Rose worked for the family firm of Joseph Rose & Co., was appointed Master of the Worshipful Company of Plasterers in 1775, and succeeded his uncle as head of the firm upon his uncle's death in 1780. While some of the plaster work was performed on location, many of the more complex designs were created at his workshop in Queen Anne Street East, London, which included a wax room and casting room, as well as a mould room in which he kept wax moulds and plaster casts. Rose's work was primarily in the Neoclassical style for
Robert Adam
Robert Adam (3 July 17283 March 1792) was a British neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam (architect), William Adam (1689–1748), Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and train ...
, and include ceiling work at
Sledmere House
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and major commissions at
Audley End
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Audley End is now one-third of its original size, but is st ...
Castle Coole
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Chatsworth House
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Croome Court
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Harewood House
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Kedleston Hall
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Kenwood House
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