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    William Behnes (1795 – 3 January 1864) was a British sculptor of the early 19th century. Born in London, Behnes was the son of a Hanoverian piano-maker...
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    000 a year each to widow and son. There is a statue of Havelock (by William Behnes) in Trafalgar Square, London. The plaque on the plinth reads: To Major...
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    artistic promise very early, learning sculpture from the age of 10 with William Behnes, starting to study devotedly the Elgin Marbles (later writing "It was...
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    south-west corner in 1855, and Major-General Sir Henry Havelock by William Behnes in the south-east in 1861. In 2000, the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone...
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    who married the physician Richard Bright. A statue of Babington by William Behnes (1795–1864) is in St Paul's Cathedral in London. Anthony Babington,...
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  • Henry Behnes (c. 1800 – August 1837), later known as Henry B. Burlow, was a British sculptor. Born in London, Behnes was the son of a Hanoverian pianoforte-maker...
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    Temple Church in London on 4 July. A statue of Follett executed by William Behnes was erected by subscription and placed in the north transept at Westminster...
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    graveyard. Born in Hadleigh, Suffolk, Woolner trained with the sculptor William Behnes, exhibiting work at the Royal Academy from 1843. He became friendly...
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    A bronze statue of Henry Havelock by the sculptor William Behnes, stands in Trafalgar Square in London, United Kingdom. It occupies one of the four plinths...
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    Suzanne Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans (1921–2010), writer and painter William Behnes (1795–1864), sculptor Julius Benedict (1804–1885), composer Maria Björnson...
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    as a choir boy at the Chapel Royal, London, and also studied under Dr. William Boyce. By the 1770s he had gained a reputation as a composer and an organist...
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    HMS Vanguard carried King Ferdinand IV and the British ambassador Sir William Hamilton and his wife Emma from Naples to safety in Sicily in December...
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    sympathies. He studied at St. Aloysius College, and learned sculpture from William Behnes. At the age of 20, he began to study natural history and later geology...
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    Barons St Levan. He is buried at Crowan, with a monument carved by William Behnes. "St Aubyn, Sir John, fifth baronet (1758–1839)". Oxford Dictionary...
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  • American portrait painter, photographer and model (died 1953) January 3 – William Behnes, English sculptor (born 1795) January 6 – James Frothingham, American...
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    Briggs, Sir George Hayter, Lemuel Francis Abbott, John Singleton Copley, William Behnes, Miss Carmichael, Achille Devéria, Louis Boulanger, Robert Blemmell...
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    will. He is buried in St James's Church, Paddington with a monument by William Behnes. A biography Nollekens and his Times by his executor John Thomas Smith...
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  • October 1833 and was buried in Tyringham Church with a monument carved by William Behnes. Cornwall portal Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies...
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    Two contemporary portraits were made of Christie, an 1826 bust by William Behnes, which both Henry Corbould and Robert Graves sketched, and a 1821 drawing...
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  • Swallowfield until his death on 19 April 1852. A monument to his memory by William Behnes exists in Swallowfield in Berkshire. Russell, Lady Constance (1901)...
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  • of William Behnes and John Henry Foley. He died of an epileptic seizure, aged only 40 and was buried with his parents at Sighthill Cemetery. William Mossman...
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  • Nathaniel Lister, was also a doctor at St Thomas Hospital. His bust by William Behnes stands in the entrance of St Thomas's Hospital in London. The bust was...
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    Aubyn, 5th Baronet, is buried at Crowan; his monument was carved by William Behnes. The three St Aubyn brasses (c. 1420, c. 1490 & c. 1550) are now at...
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  • 1 sculpture : Mercury and Psyche, Staatliche Museen, Berlin (url) William Behnes (1785–1864), 1 sculpture : Bust of George Henry Fitzroy, Private collection...
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    and Claneboye. He is buried in Westminster Abbey with a monument by William Behnes. Blackwood was married three times and left a large family. The Blackwood...
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    Leigh and J.L. Dulong. Though not a pupil he was also encouraged by William Behnes the sculptor, whose studio he visited. He exhibited at the Royal Academy...
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    home town. He spent most of his career in London, where he worked for William Behnes and Sir Francis Chantrey, before taking over the latter's studio on...
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    buried in Westminster Abbey with a monument designed and carved by William Behnes. His great fortune was bequeathed almost entirely for educational purposes...
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  • and was buried in the crypt of St Paul's. A marble bust of him by William Behnes was executed in 1841. Sleath was married, but left no family. Lee, Sidney...
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    sculpture. Both brothers served as studio assistants to the sculptor William Behnes. Foley exhibited at the Royal Academy for the first time in 1839. Foley's...
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