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John Michael Rysbrack - Summary

Date of Birth: 1694

Date of Death: 1770

Gender: male

Occupation: Sculptor

Narrative:

John Michael Rysbrack was a sculptor active in the 18th century. He is particularly noted for his statues, busts, reliefs, chimney-pieces and monuments as well as for his garden ornaments, the most famous of which is perhaps that of Hercules (begun 1747) in the Pantheon at Stourhead Gardens in Wiltshire, England.

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