Thomas Woolner
English sculptor and poet (1825–1892) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Woolner RA (17 December 1825 – 7 October 1892) was an English sculptor and poet who was one of the founder-members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. He was the only sculptor among the original members.
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Born | Thomas Woolner (1825-12-17)17 December 1825 Hadleigh, Suffolk, England |
Died | 7 October 1892(1892-10-07) (aged 66) London, England |
Education | Apprentice to William Behnes |
Known for | Sculpture, illustration, and poetry |
Notable work | Civilization, Virgilia |
Movement | Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood |
Spouse | Alice Gertrude Waugh (m. 1864) |
Children | 6 |
Family | Diana Holman-Hunt (great-niece) |
After participating in the foundation of the PRB, Woolner emigrated for a period to Australia. He returned to Britain to have a successful career as a sculptor, creating many important public works as well as memorials, tomb sculptures and narrative reliefs. He corresponded with many notable men of the day and also had some success as a poet and as an art dealer. One of his notable portrait medallions is that of the poet William Wordsworth in St Oswald's Church, Grasmere; Wordsworth is buried in the adjoining graveyard.