A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
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Surname
Atkins
Alternative Surname
First Name
William II
Initial of Surname
A
Year of Birth/Baptism
Flourished
1761
Year of Death
Biographical Details
In 1761 he made a marble chimneypiece for the second Earl of Ashburnham which he sent down to Ashburnham Place, Sussex with his man, Joseph Gilliam (1). The latter was paid £2 10s in subsistance allowance during the time he spent erecting this (Ashburnham Archives).
Literary References: Gunnis 1968, 21
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