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'''William Behnes''' ( |
'''William Behnes''' (1795–1864) was an [[England|English]] [[sculpture|sculptor]] of the early 19th century. |
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Born in [[London]], Behnes was the son of a [[Hanover]]ian [[pianoforte]]-maker and his English wife. His early life was spent in [[Dublin]] where he studied art at the Dublin Academy. |
Born in [[London]], Behnes was the son of a [[Hanover]]ian [[pianoforte]]-maker and his English wife. His early life was spent in [[Dublin]] where he studied art at the Dublin Academy. |
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After the family returned to London, Behnes continued his artistic training, studying at the [[Royal Academy]] School of Art from 1813. As a [[painter]], he exhibited at the Royal Academy in |
After the family returned to London, Behnes continued his artistic training, studying at the [[Royal Academy]] School of Art from 1813. As a [[painter]], he exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1815 and won several medals during the ensuing years. In 1819 he won a [[Society of Arts]] gold medal for inventing an instrument to assist sculpture work, having by this time begun to practice successfully as a sculptor. |
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In 1837 Behnes was appointed 'Sculptor in Ordinary' to [[Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]. His pupils included noted sculptors [[George Frederic Watts]], [[Thomas Woolner]] and [[Henry Weekes]],<ref>{{cite web |title = Stevens T. 'Weekes, Henry (1807–1877)', ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (2004) |url = http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/28969 |publisher= Oxford University Press| accessdate = 2008-03-17}}</ref> and [[natural history|naturalist]] [[Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins]]. |
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He produced many busts of children, reliefs and also some notable church monuments and statues, including ones of Dr [[William Babington (physician)|William Babington]] in [[St Paul's Cathedral]] and Major-General Sir [[Henry Havelock]] (believed to be the first statue based on a [[photograph]], two casts were made - one is today situated in [[Trafalgar Square]], London, the other in Mowbray Park, [[Sunderland]]) and several of Sir [[Robert Peel]] (including ones situated in [[Leeds]], Peel Park in [[Bradford]], and at the police college in [[Hendon]] in north-west London). Other subjects included: [[Thomas Arnold]], Sir [[Joshua Reynolds]], [[Benjamin West]] and [[George Cruikshank]]. |
He produced many busts of children, reliefs and also some notable church monuments and statues, including ones of Dr [[William Babington (physician)|William Babington]] in [[St Paul's Cathedral]] and Major-General Sir [[Henry Havelock]] (believed to be the first statue based on a [[photograph]], two casts were made - one is today situated in [[Trafalgar Square]], London, the other in Mowbray Park, [[Sunderland]]) and several of Sir [[Robert Peel]] (including ones situated in [[Leeds]], Peel Park in [[Bradford]], and at the police college in [[Hendon]] in north-west London). Other subjects included: [[Thomas Arnold]], Sir [[Joshua Reynolds]], [[Benjamin West]] and [[George Cruikshank]]. |
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Despite this success, he was financially inept and was declared [[bankrupt]] in |
Despite this success, he was financially inept and was declared [[bankrupt]] in 1861, and died in poverty. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 04:12, 5 July 2008
William Behnes (1795–1864) was an English sculptor of the early 19th century.
Born in London, Behnes was the son of a Hanoverian pianoforte-maker and his English wife. His early life was spent in Dublin where he studied art at the Dublin Academy.
After the family returned to London, Behnes continued his artistic training, studying at the Royal Academy School of Art from 1813. As a painter, he exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1815 and won several medals during the ensuing years. In 1819 he won a Society of Arts gold medal for inventing an instrument to assist sculpture work, having by this time begun to practice successfully as a sculptor.
In 1837 Behnes was appointed 'Sculptor in Ordinary' to Queen Victoria. His pupils included noted sculptors George Frederic Watts, Thomas Woolner and Henry Weekes,[1] and naturalist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins.
He produced many busts of children, reliefs and also some notable church monuments and statues, including ones of Dr William Babington in St Paul's Cathedral and Major-General Sir Henry Havelock (believed to be the first statue based on a photograph, two casts were made - one is today situated in Trafalgar Square, London, the other in Mowbray Park, Sunderland) and several of Sir Robert Peel (including ones situated in Leeds, Peel Park in Bradford, and at the police college in Hendon in north-west London). Other subjects included: Thomas Arnold, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Benjamin West and George Cruikshank.
Despite this success, he was financially inept and was declared bankrupt in 1861, and died in poverty.
References
- ^ "Stevens T. 'Weekes, Henry (1807–1877)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004)". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2008-03-17.