A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
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Surname
Willis
Alternative Surname
First Name
Matthew
Initial of Surname
W
Year of Birth/Baptism
Flourished
c1848
Year of Death
Biographical Details
He was employed in modelling figures on the south side of Lichfield Cathedral, and at the Houses of Parliament. He went to Sydney in 1848, and opened a school of modelling, but met with little success (Inf. Mitchell Lib, Sydney).
Archival References: RG/JP, 9, 1593
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