Where did Samuel Joseph (sculptor) work from 1811 to 1821?
Samuel Joseph ( sculptor ) Samuel Joseph ( 1791–1 July 1850 ) was a British sculptor , working in the early 19th century . Life . Very little is known about Josephs early life . He was a pupil of Peter Rouw , and attended the Royal Academy Schools in 1811 , gaining the silver medal there in both 1811 and 1812 . In 1815 he won the gold medal for Eve Supplicating Forgiveness . In 1823 he went to Edinburgh , becoming a founding member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1826 . During this time he taught Alexander Handyside Ritchie . He left Edinburgh in 1829 to set up a bigger and more prestigious studio in London . His most famous and noted work is the statue of William Wilberforce in Westminster Abbey , created in 1838 . A plaster copy of it also exists in St Johns College , Cambridge . He exhibited in the Royal Academy from 1811 to 1846 , and the Royal Scottish Academy from 1827 to 1835 . He was declared bankrupt in 1848 and forced to sell most of his belongings . He died in London on 1 July 1850 , leaving seven children . The Royal Academy granted a pension to his widow , which continued until her death , 13 years later . A wax portrait of Samuel Joseph by T . Smith was exhibited in 1828 at the Royal Academy . He is known to have trained the Edinburgh sculptor Peter Slater . Principal Works . - Monument to William Vassall , Battersea Parish Church , 1800 - Bust of his tutors son , Master T . Rouw , exhibited in Royal Academy , 1811 - Monument to Rev John Tattershall , Otterden , Kent , 1812 - Bust of Edmund Kean for Drury Lane , 1815 - Bust of Lord Beresford , exhibited in Royal Academy , 1819 - Bust of General Sir Lowry Cole , exhibited in Royal Academy , 1819 - Monument to Rev Granville Wheler , Otterden , Kent , 1820 - Bust of Michael Angelo Taylor , exhibited in Royal Scottish Academy , 1821 - Bust of Henry Mackenzie , Scottish National Portrait Gallery , 1822 - Bust of Charles Matthews , National Portrait Gallery , 1822 - Bust of Mr Liston , exhibited at Royal Academy , 1824 - Bust of Lord John Campbell , 1st Baron Campbell , exhibited at Royal Academy , 1824 - Bust of Sir Walter Scott , Preston Hall near Edinburgh , 1825 - Bust of Sir Henry Wellwood , National Gallery , 1825 - Bust of Robert Stevenson ( civil engineer ) , for Bell Rock Lighthouse , 1828 - Bust of the Duke of Argyll , exhibited in Royal Academy , 1830 - Bust of Sir Herbert Taylor , exhibited in Royal Academy , 1830 - Small bronze of John Flaxman , York Art Gallery , 1830 - Bust of King George IV , exhibited in Suffolk Street Galleries , 1831 . - Bust of Davies Gilbert , exhibited in Royal Academy , 1831 - Bust of Rev Jonathan Brooks , exhibited in Liverpool Academy , 1832 - Monument to Rev Latham Wainwright , Great Brickhill , Bucks , 1833 - Bust of Lord Brougham , exhibited in Royal Academy , 1833 - Bust of William Wilberforce , School for the Blind , York , 1833 - Monument to Agnes Wilberforce , East Farleigh , Kent , 1834 - Bust of King William IV , Penshurst Place , Kent , 1834 - Bust of King William IV , United Service Club , London , 1834 - Bust of Sir William Franklin , Rochester Cathedral , 1837 - Bust of Lady De LIsle and Dudley , Penshurst Place , Kent , 1838 - Statue of William Wilberforce in Westminster Abbey , 1838 - Bust of Colonel Gurwood , Apsley House , 1840 - Bust of Rev Archibald Alison , Scottish National Portrait Gallery , 1841 - Bust of Sir David Wilkie , National Gallery of Scotland , 1842 - Statue of Sir David Wilkie in Tate Gallery , 1843 - Bust of the Earl of Shannon , exhibited in Royal Academy , 1844 - Statue of Hon Elizabeth Eliot , Port Eliot , Cornwall exhibited in Royal Academy , 1838 - Statue of Sir Hugh Myddelton , Royal Exchange , London , 1845 - Bronze bust of Prof Dugald Stewart , Scottish National Portrait Gallery , date unknown - Bust of William Huskisson , Petworth House , date unknown - Bust of Voltaire , Elvetham Hall , Hants , date unknown - Bust of James Gregory ( physician ) , Old College , University of Edinburgh , date unknown References . - Gunnis , Rupert ( 1953 ) . Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660–1851 External links . - Samuel Joseph on National Galleries Scotland