Richard Hayward (1725–1800) was an 18th-century British sculptor. He has several works in

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Life

He was born at Weston-in-Arden in

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. 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

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. He moved to the studio of

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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

, he then rented the hall to his old master Christopher Horsnaile while he travelled Europe on a Grand Tour. In these times it was fashionable for gentleman to do a Grand Tour when they reached 21 years of age. On his tour he befriended

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and Thomas Jenkins both of whom seem to have been familiar with Hayward's sculptural work and admired him. In 1753 he spent a year in

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. He returned to England around 1755 and set up a sculpture studio in

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in central

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. He exhibited at the Society of Arts from 1761 to 1766.

was a major patron of his work. He obtained commissions in important buildings such as

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and

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. In 1798, he presented Bulkington Parish Church with a carved font which he had carved from

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n marble brought back as a huge Roman column from his Grand Tour. He died on 11 August 1800 at his house in Half Moon Street in London. Half Moon Street, in the Piccadilly district, connects to

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via a straight path across

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. He is buried in Bulkington Church.

Known works

*Fireplaces of

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(1760) under

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*Statuary at

London house on Great Ormond Street (1761) *Ornamentation of the Ionic Temple in the grounds of Gopsall Park (1764) for

*Fireplaces at

(1771) under Henry Holland *Ornamentation of

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in Kent (1771) for John Calcraft MP *Design for fountains at

(1772-1774) for the

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(reusing the

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fountains) *''

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'', a statue in

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(1773) the oldest statue in the USA *Fireplaces of

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in London (1778-1785) under William Chambers *Font at

Parish Church (pre 1798)

Memorials

*Memorial to Harriet Whitbread, wife of the brewer Samuel Whibtread (1769) in Cardington Parish Church *Memorial to Rev Slaughter Clarke and his wife (1772) in Theddingworth Parish Church *Memorial to

(1775) at

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Parish Church *Grave of Lady Newdigate (1776) in

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Parish Church *Memorial to

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(1776) in

* Lt Gen William Strode (1776) in

*Memorial to General Oughton (1780) in

*Memorial to Mary Miles (1781) in

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Church *Memorial to his parents (1781) in

Parish Church *Memorial to John Hamilton MP (1781) in

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*Memorial to George Ogden (1788) in

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayward, Richard 1725 births 1800 deaths British sculptors