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Surname	Branwhite	Alternative Surname
First Name	Charles, of Bristol	Initial of Surname	B
Year of Birth/Baptism	1817	Flourished
Year of Death	1880
Biographical Details	Born on 7 June 1817, he was the son of Nathan Cooper Branwhite, an engraver of Bristol. In 1836 he received a medal from the Society of Arts for a bas-relief (6) and during this period he executed a number of busts of Bristol worthies (1-4). In spite of these early successes his career as a sculptor was shortlived, for he abandoned sculpture for painting late in 1838. He died at his home, Bramford House, Westfield Park, Redland, on 15 February 1880. Literary References: AJ, 1880, 208; Gunnis 1968, 60-1 Archival References: GPC Will: Bristol Probate Registry, 15 March 1880, estate valued at under £6,000