Charles Bacon
Charles Bacon
1822 - 1886
Born 1822 (Circa); Died 1 April 1886
Active: 1841 - 1884
Sculptor, gem engraver
Born in London (or Buckingham). He was the son of John Bacon (born c.1791 in London), a compositor. Charles was apprenticed as a seal engraver before 1841 and began exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1842. He entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1846 on the recommendation of the poet, Alaric Watts (1797-1864). Bacon went on to establish a successful practice as a sculptor of statues and busts as well as a gem engraver. His son, Charles Irvine Bacon (born c.1858 in Brixton) was described as a painter and sculptor in 1881. Charles Bacon died in Bognor, Sussex and his three daughters were named as his executors.
Source:
'Charles Bacon', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib4_1240413522, accessed 26 Jan 2015]
Active: 1841 - 1884
Sculptor, gem engraver
Born in London (or Buckingham). He was the son of John Bacon (born c.1791 in London), a compositor. Charles was apprenticed as a seal engraver before 1841 and began exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1842. He entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1846 on the recommendation of the poet, Alaric Watts (1797-1864). Bacon went on to establish a successful practice as a sculptor of statues and busts as well as a gem engraver. His son, Charles Irvine Bacon (born c.1858 in Brixton) was described as a painter and sculptor in 1881. Charles Bacon died in Bognor, Sussex and his three daughters were named as his executors.
Source:
'Charles Bacon', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib4_1240413522, accessed 26 Jan 2015]