A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
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Surname
Wickstead
Alternative Surname
Wicksteed
First Name
James
Initial of Surname
W
Year of Birth/Baptism
Flourished
1779-1824
Year of Death
Biographical Details
A gem-engraver, he exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Suffolk Street Galleries a number of times between 1779 and 1824. His address was May’s Buildings, St Martin’s Lane in 1779, whence he moved to Charing Cross, then Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, then Holborn and finally Denmark Street, Soho.
Literary References: Graves VIII, 1905-6, 263-4, Gunnis 1968, 432
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