Sculptor. Born Nottingham, son of an Italian immigrant. Apprenticed to Locatelli, they arrived in London in 1775 and carved the medallions at the Middlesex Sessions House. Achieved a good reputation for his portrait busts. Died at home, Cochran's Terrace (now Cochrane Street), St John's Wood. The picture is a self-portrait. London work includes: the caryatides at St Pancras church on Euston Road, two figures on the front of the Royal Opera House.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Charles Rossi
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Haydon & Rossi
London County Council Benjamin Haydon, 1786 - 1846, painter and Charles Rossi...
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Old Middlesex Sessions House
Above the central window, this cameo-type profile bust of the King is draped ...
Other Subjects
William Bateman Fagan
Born Bermondsey. Andrew Behan's researches have found that when he was baptised on 7 April 1872 at St Mary Newington Church, Lambeth his date of birth was recorded as 3 September 1860. Lots of inte...
Percy George Bentham
Sculptor. Born Fulham. City and Guild Art School Newsletter 2014 confirms that 'Navigation' (being conserved by the school at the time of publication) is by Bentham, who studied at the school.
Patricia Finch
Other work in London includes "Seated Girl", 1990 in Golders Hill Park.
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