A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
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Surname
Wirmadge
Alternative Surname
First Name
of Leicester
Initial of Surname
W
Year of Birth/Baptism
Flourished
1786
Year of Death
Biographical Details
Gunnis describes him as a worker in slate and the author of the signed slab to Henry Payne, which has a well-carved figure of Hope at the top. It seems likely that the sculptor was in fact William Firmadge of Leicester.
Literary References: Gunnis 1968, 438
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