A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
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Surname
Maini
Alternative Surname
First Name
Giovanni Battista
Initial of Surname
M
Year of Birth/Baptism
1690
Flourished
Year of Death
1752
Biographical Details
He was a pupil of Camillo Rusconi. After make a copy from the antique for Lord Malton (1), he was commissioned to prepare a series of Roman busts for Lord Charlemont, but died in 1752 before he could begin them.
Literary References: Honour 1958, 224
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