Giuseppe Ceracchi
Italian sculptor (1751-1801)
Giuseppe Ceracchi, also known as Giuseppe Cirachi, (4 July 1751 – 30 January 1801) was an Italian sculptor active in a Neoclassic style. He worked in Italy, England, and in the United States following the nation's emergence following the American Revolutionary War.
Ceracci was a passionate republican who supported both the American and French revolutions. During his career, he created portrait busts of prominent British and American political and military figures, including, Alexander Hamilton in 1794 and George Washington the following year, in 1795. In the United States, he worked predominantly in the post-Revolutionary capital of Philadelphia.
Early life and education
He initially trained in Rome with Tommaso Righi (1727–1802) and then continued his studies at the Accademia di San Luca. He went to London in 1773, armed with a letter of introduction from Matthew Nulty, an English antiquarian and amateur sculptor in Rome, and worked under Agostino Carlini, a founding member of the Royal Academy.
Career
Ceracchi exhibited busts at the Royal Academy from 1776 to 1779. He was nominated for membership in the academy but received only four votes. His bust of the Academy's president Sir Joshua Reynolds, is in the collection of the Royal Academy of Art.
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