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Title: The lives of the British sculptors, and those who have worked in England from the earliest days to Sir Francis Chantrey
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Chancellor, E. Beresford (Edwin Beresford), 1868-1937
Subjects: Sculptors -- Great Britain Artists
Publisher: London : Chapman & Hall
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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I., there were several othersculptors who will have to be mentioned in the followingchapter, one of whom at least—Hubert Le Sceur-—was a man of consummate ability far in advance of any-body who appeared, whether native or foreign, in thiscountry during that time. That there must have been many other men whoworked conscientiously and well during this period,is proved by the number of elaborate monuments,and mural tablets (many of which are not withoutcharm and distinction), which may be seen in the churchesthroughout the land. Certain of these can be identifiedas being the work of Stone and his assistants, throughthe good thought of the sculptor in keeping a systematicrecord of his productions; but by far the larger numbercan never be allocated to any particular artist (for thefashion of carving the name of the sculptor on the monu-ment had not then come into fashion), and we can onlyadmire these, frequently defaced, remains, and regretour ignorance of the hand that produced them.
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HUBERT LE SCEUR CHAPTER III HUBERT LE SCEUR, FANELLI, EDWARD PIERCE, AND OTHERS Notwithstanding the impetus given to the fine artsin this country by Charles I., and in a lesser degree bysuch munificent patrons as the Earl of Arundel andthe Duke of Buckingham, it is a sad fact that the chiefsculptor of this reign was a foreigner who, althoughhe was domiciled in this country, can after all only beregarded as one of its acquired glories. It is also curiousthat of the work done by this fine sculptor, only a rela-tively few specimens exist, or at least have been identifiedas his; and his name is only generally known in connec-tion with the beautiful statue of Charles I., which standsfacing Whitehall. As, however, this remarkable pieceof work may, I think, without fear of contradictionbe regarded as the finest statue we possess in London(although, considering some of those which we see aroundus, this does not suggest so much as one could wish),it is alone sufficient to prove that in Le Sceu

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