Francis Leggatt Chantrey
(1781–1841) English artist (1781-1841)
Francis Leggatt Chantrey (1781–1841) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Francis Leggatt Chantrey belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Francis Leggatt Chantrey was born in Sheffield and died in London. Francis Leggatt Chantrey worked in London, Paris, and Italy. Francis Leggatt Chantrey became a member of Royal Society of London and Royal Academy of Arts. The awards include Fellow of the Royal Society and Knight Bachelor. The students included John Francis.
The best-known works include ‘equestrian statue of George IV’, ‘The Sleeping Children’, ‘Statue of George Canning, Athens’, and ‘Statue of George Washington’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 17 works by Francis Leggatt Chantrey with free images. The dated works span the years 1810–1844. Works by Francis Leggatt Chantrey are held by Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, Tate, Welsh Portrait Collection, and Yale Center for British Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include George Dawe, Bartolomeo Pinelli, Joseph Paelinck, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, and Merry-Joseph Blondel.