A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
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Surname
Atkinson
Alternative Surname
First Name
Richard
Initial of Surname
A
Year of Birth/Baptism
1749-50
Flourished
Year of Death
Biographical Details
He was one of the first students of sculpture to enrol at the Royal Academy Schools, on 14 February 1769, when he gave his age as 19.
Literary References: Hutchison 1960-62, 133
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