Joseph Wilton
ARTISTJoseph Wilton was an English sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and the academy's third keeper.
His works are particularly numerous memorialising the famous Britons in Westminster Abbey. In the United States, he is best remembered for sculpting a statue of King George III, which was located in Bowling Green park, New York City, which was pulled down by American patriots on July 9, 1776 and melted into 42,000 musketballs for the Continental Army.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: Joseph Wilton (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Other British artists of the period:James Gillray 378Francis Wheatley 95Thomas Hudson 79John Downman 78Julius Caesar Ibbetson 64Pietro Fabris 54John Opie 47John Russell 36
Joseph Wilton, wall art & digital downloads
Joseph Wilton (British, 1722–1803) has 1 public-domain artworks in the Archive Lane archive, each available as a digital download or a made-to-order print.
Joseph Wilton was an English sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and the academy's third keeper. His works are particularly numerous memorialising the famous Britons in Westminster Abbey. In the United States, he is best remembered for sculpting a statue of King George III, which was located in Bowling Green park, New York City, which was pulled down by American patriots on July 9, 1776 and melted into 42,000 musketballs for the Continental Army.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Joseph Wilton's work on the site falls under Figurative (6), Drawings (5).
By movement, it's catalogued as Neoclassicism (11).
Culture: English (11).
By orientation: 2 landscape, 8 portrait, 1 square.
Other British artists of the period
If you like this artist, these contemporaries are catalogued too:
- James Gillray — 378 artworks
- Francis Wheatley — 95 artworks
- Thomas Hudson — 79 artworks
- John Downman — 78 artworks
- Julius Caesar Ibbetson — 64 artworks
- Pietro Fabris — 54 artworks
- John Opie — 47 artworks
- John Russell — 36 artworks
Prints of these artworks
As well as a free preview and digital download, each of these 1 artworks can be ordered printed, rolled or framed, made to order and shipped locally from $21.99.
Sizes and framing
Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.