A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
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Surname
Brown
Alternative Surname
First Name
William, of London
Initial of Surname
B
Year of Birth/Baptism
1799 -
Flourished
Year of Death
Biographical Details
Brown joined the Royal Academy Schools on 1 September 1820, at the age of twenty-one. He married Elizabeth, the daughter of John Francis and his wife Mary. She was born 11 April 1807, died a widow on 29 July 1859 and was buried with her parents in Highgate Cemetery.
Literary References: Cansick II, 1869-72, 122; Hutchison 1960-62, 173; Gunnis 1968, 65
Archival References: GPC
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