James Wyatt
Born 1808
Died 1893
Active: 1837 - 1860
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor
Presume born and died in London. Second son of the sculptor Matthew Cotes Wyatt. He trained in his father's studio and remained there until the death of his father in 1862. James also created some independent works and exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1838, 1843 and 1844. On the death of his father, James inherited a significant sum of money and retired from the business. James's three brothers all trained as architects.
Descriptions of Practice
Listed under Sculptors Post Office London Directory, 1860 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
p. 1803
Listed under Sculptors Post Office London Directory, 1851 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
p. 1803
Sources
A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
2009
pp. 1420-1
Post Office London Directory, 1851 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1851
p. 1365
Post Office London Directory, 1860 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1860
p. 1803
Citing this record
'James Wyatt', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=ann_1276869161, accessed 02 Jun 2023]
