Thomas Engleheart
Thomas Engleheart (1745–1809),[1] was an English sculptor and modeller in wax.
Life[edit]
Engleheart was one of the sons of Francis Engleheart of Kew, and elder brother of George Engleheart, miniature Painter to George III. He was a student at the Royal Academy, and in 1772 competed with John Flaxman for the gold medal given by the Royal Academy for a bas-relief of "Ulysses and Nausicaa". In this competition Engleheart was successful, to the bitter disappointment of Flaxman.[2] In 1777 the Society of Arts awarded him a prize for a six-foot tall model depicting John the Baptist in the desert.[1] He exhibited various busts and models in wax at the Royal Academy from 1773 to 1786.[2] Engleheart was described in a 1902 biography of his brother George as "a very religious man of enthusiastic Evangelical opinions."[3] He died in 1809.[1]
There are wax portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte by Engleheart in the Royal Collection;[4] an oval medallion of Edward, Duke of Kent, modelled in red wax in 1786 is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Details of Sculptor". A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851. Henry Moore Institute/ Paul Mellon Centre. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ a b c . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ Williamson, George C.; Engleheart, Henry L. D. (1902). George Engleheart 1750-1829 Miniature Painter to George III. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 4.
- ^ Thomas Engleheart. "George III". Royal Collection Trust. Inventory no. 37102.
Sources[edit]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Engleheart, Thomas". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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