John Francis Moore (sculptor)

John Francis Moore (* 1745 in Hanover ; † January 21, 1809 in London ) was a sculptor who worked in Great Britain in the late 18th century.

Life

Moore was of English origin but was born in Hanover around 1745. He probably grew up in the Kingdom of Hanover , but moved to England around 1760. From 1765 he probably worked on Berners Street in London. In 1766 his first work was presented to the Society of Arts : a relief sculpture entitled Britannia Reviver of Antique. He became a member of the Free Artists' Association, where he exhibited a large number of sculptures every year from 1766 to 1776, including models made of clay and marble work, drafts for monuments, bas-reliefs for chimneys, further portrait busts and statues, highlighting a statue of Apollo made in 1769.

He died on January 21, 1809 in York Buildings, New Road, London. His three sons, including John Moore (d. 1788) who all practiced as artists, also exhibited their work in the Free Society of Artists, but were less important.

Works

• Memorial to James Brockman, Newington, Kent (1767)
• Memorial to Sawrey, Bradford Cathedral (1767)
• Statue of William Beckford , Lord Mayor of London (1767)
• Statue of apollo (1769)
• Bust of Sir Henry Rushout, Worcester Infirmary (1769)
• Memorial to William Baker, Bath Abbey (1770)
• Monument to Robert Hucks, Aldenham (1771)
• Memorial to William Beckford Lord Major of London (1772) Guildhall, London
• Memorial to Margaret Rae, Worcester Cathedral (1772)
• Monument to Thomas Patten, Warrington Parish Church (1772)
• Memorial to John Ligonier , Westminster Abbey (1773)
• Monument to the Rushout Family, Blockley (1775)
• Group of statues for Lord Shirley flanked by Lord and Lady Ferrers at Ettington (1775)
• Statue of Lady Macaulay, St. Stephen's, Walbrook (1778)
• Memorial to Lord Hawke, North Stoneham (1781)
• Monument to Reverent Thomas, St Stephen's, Walbrook (1784)
• Memorial to Jonas Hanway, Westminster Abbey (1786)
• Monument to Charles Wolfran Cornwall, Holy Cross, Winchester (1789)
• Monument to John and Maria Chichester, Arlington, Devon (1791)
• Memorial to Joseph Blunt, Mapledurham (1793)
• Monument to Thomas Wildman, Twickenham Parish Church (1795)
• Monument to Peter Oliver, Marylebone Chapel, London (1795)
• Memorial to Lady Barbara, Countess of Scarborough, Marylebone Chapel (1797)
• Monument to Lady Maria Churchill, Lewisham Parish Church (1801)

literature

• Lionel Henry Cust: Moore, John Francis in Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 38 ,: Smith, Elder & Co. London 1894, p. 372
• John Kenworthy-Browne: Entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press.