A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
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Surname
Wells
Alternative Surname
First Name
Thomas
Initial of Surname
W
Year of Birth/Baptism
Flourished
1786-94
Year of Death
Biographical Details
A sculptor, medallist and wax-modeller who worked in London and Birmingham. He exhibited wax portraits at the Royal Academy from 2 Fenwick Court, Holborn, London. He is listed at that address and described as ‘Modeller and Chaser’ in Wakefield’s Directory of 1794 (inf. Hilary Young).
Literary References: Gunnis 1968, 420; Pyke 1973, 156
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