Samuel Joseph (sculptor)

Samuel Joseph

Life

Very little is known about Joseph's early life.^[1]

He was a pupil of

He left Edinburgh in 1829 to set up a bigger and more prestigious studio in London.^[2]

His most famous and noted work is the statue of William Wilberforce in Westminster Abbey, created in 1838. A plaster copy of it also exists in St John's College, Cambridge. He exhibited in the Royal Academy from 1811 to 1846, and the Royal Scottish Academy from 1827 to 1835. He was declared bankrupt in 1848 and forced to sell most of his belongings.

He died in London on 1 July 1850, leaving seven children.^[1] The Royal Academy granted a pension to his widow, which continued until her death, 13 years later. A wax portrait of Samuel Joseph by T. Smith was exhibited in 1828 at the Royal Academy.

He is known to have trained the Edinburgh sculptor Peter Slater.^[3]

Principal works

• Monument to William Vassall, Battersea Parish Church, 1800
• Bust of his tutor's son, Master T. Rouw, exhibited in
  Royal Academy
  , 1811
• Monument to Rev John Tattershall, Otterden, Kent, 1812
• Bust of Edmund Kean for Drury Lane, 1815
• Bust of
  Royal Academy
  , 1819
• Bust of General Sir
  Royal Academy
  , 1819
• Monument to Rev Granville Wheler, Otterden, Kent, 1820
• Bust of Michael Angelo Taylor, exhibited in Royal Scottish Academy, 1821
• Bust of Henry Mackenzie, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1822
• Bust of
  National Portrait Gallery
  , 1822
• Bust of Mr Liston, exhibited at
  Royal Academy
  , 1824
• Bust of Lord
  Royal Academy
  , 1824
• Bust of
  Sir Walter Scott, Preston Hall
  near Edinburgh, 1825
• Bust of Sir Henry Wellwood, National Gallery, 1825
• Bust of Robert Stevenson (civil engineer), for Bell Rock Lighthouse, 1828
• Bust of the
  Royal Academy
  , 1830
• Bust of Sir
  Royal Academy
  , 1830
• Small bronze of John Flaxman, York Art Gallery, 1830
• Bust of King George IV, exhibited in Suffolk Street Galleries, 1831.
• Bust of
  Royal Academy
  , 1831
• Bust of Rev Jonathan Brooks, exhibited in Liverpool Academy, 1832
• Monument to Rev Latham Wainwright, Great Brickhill, Bucks, 1833
• Bust of
  Royal Academy
  , 1833
• Bust of William Wilberforce, School for the Blind, York, 1833
• Monument to Agnes Wilberforce, East Farleigh, Kent, 1834
• Bust of King
  William IV, Penshurst Place, Kent
  , 1834
• Bust of King
  William IV
  , United Service Club, London, 1834
• Bust of Sir William Franklin, Rochester Cathedral, 1837
• Bust of Lady De L'Isle and Dudley, Penshurst Place, Kent, 1838
• Statue of William Wilberforce in Westminster Abbey, 1838
• Bust of Colonel Gurwood, Apsley House, 1840
• Bust of
  Rev Archibald Alison, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
  , 1841
• Bust of
  National Gallery of Scotland
  , 1842
• Statue of
  Tate Gallery
  , 1843
• Bust of the
  Royal Academy
  , 1844
• Statue of Hon Elizabeth Eliot,
  Royal Academy
  , 1838
• Statue of Sir Hugh Myddelton, Royal Exchange, London, 1845
• Bronze bust of Prof Dugald Stewart, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, date unknown
• Bust of William Huskisson, Petworth House, date unknown
• Bust of Voltaire, Elvetham Hall, Hants, date unknown
• Bust of James Gregory (physician), Old College, University of Edinburgh, date unknown

References

• Gunnis, Rupert (1953). Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660–1851

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Samuel Joseph.

• Samuel Joseph on National Galleries Scotland