Inigo Jones (1573-1652) architect

Location

Country: France
City: Strasbourg
Place: UK Delegation to Council of Europe

John Michael Rysbrack was born in Antwerp, the son of landscape painter Peeter Rijsbrack. He is thought to have trained under Michiel van der Voort from 1706 to 1712. He later became a member of the Guild of Painters in Antwerp. In 1720, he moved to England. Rysbrack enjoyed a successful career in London as a sculptor of portrait busts, statues and funerary monuments. However, by the 1740s he was losing commissions to rival sculptors Scheemakers and Roubiliac. In 1745, he became a Governor and Guardian of the Foundling Hospital and, in 1769, a founder member of the Royal Academy. However, he suffered increasingly from fluid retention in his later years and retired in 1764, devoting his time to drawing for pleasure. He died six years later.

People

Inigo Jones (1573 - 1652)

Places

Subjects

architect (as Subject), male portrait, beard, man, 17th century costume, cap

Materials & Techniques

marble, marble relief, oval

Artist

John Michael, (Follower) Rysbrack

Title

Inigo Jones (1573-1652) architect

Date

c.1740

Medium

Oval marble relief

Dimensions

height: 21.00 cm, width: 17.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Cyril Humphris, September 1964

GAC number

6672