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Westmacott, Sir Richard (1775–1856), sculptor
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15 July 1775 - 1 September 1856
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In 1827 he became professor of sculpture at the Royal Academy, a post he held until his death. During his forty-year career he created about 275 works and early on distinguished himself as a leading sculptor of civic and national monuments.
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography