A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
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Surname
Collins
Alternative Surname
First Name
John, of London
Initial of Surname
C
Year of Birth/Baptism
Flourished
1779-86
Year of Death
Biographical Details
He was the master-mason for building the Middlesex Sessions House, 1779-1782. Gunnis identifies him with the ‘J Collins’ who exhibited a bust at the Royal Academy in 1806, from an address in Southampton Row.
Literary References: Graves II, 1905-6, 111; Gunnis 1968, 111
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