Domenico Brucciani
Born 1815
Died 8 April 1880
Active: 1837 - 1880
Country of birth: Italy
Country of death: England
Modeller, plaster caster, teacher of modelling
Born in Lucca. He was the son of Vincenzo Brucciani, a farmer. Domenico set up business in London, establishing a Gallery of Casts in Covent Garden by 1837. His business built up special links with both the British Museum and the South Kensington Museum.
His most substantial commission for the South Kensington Museum was the casting of the Pórtico de la Gloria, the 12th-century façade of the cathedral at Santiago de Compostela, in 1866.
Wealth at death: £4,000 0s. 0d.
Probate date: 22 April 1880
Locations
Address 5 Little Russell Street Covent Garden London | View on map
1851
Address 1 Whiteheads Grove Chelsea London | View on map
1861
Address 4 St Margaret's Place Hastings | View on map
1871
Institutional and Business Connections
Teacher of modeling at Royal College of Art (including National Art Training School)
1853 - 1861
Listed as Teacher of Moulding and Casting. See Table G, 'Names and Positions' in the 'Fourth Report of the Department of Science and Art'. p. 69 and the 'Report of the Departmental Committee on the Royal College of Art' (1911), p. 60.
Traded as Domenico Brucciani
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
'Modeller'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Professor of Modelling in Clay'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Plaster Figure Manufacturer Employing 25 Men & 5 Boys'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Artist'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
Class: HO107; Piece: 1482; Folio: 356; Page: 2; GSU roll: 87807
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
Class: RG 9; Piece: 35; Folio: 2; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542561
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
Class: RG10; Piece: 1032; Folio: 10; Page: 13; GSU roll: 827476
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Domenico Brucciani
Probate Date: 22 Apr 1880
Death Date: 8 Apr 1880
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Registry: Principal Registry
London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
2010
Name: Domenico Giovani Brucuani
Age: Full Age
Marriage Date: 22 Apr 1846
Archive Provided Parish: Richmond, St Mary Magdalene
Parish as it Appears: Richmond
Spouse: Eliza Sumner
Spouse Age: Full Age
Father: Vincenza Brucuani
Spouse Father: William Sumner
Reference Number: P7/1/13
Citing this record
'Domenico Brucciani', 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=msib4_1245162866, accessed 31 Mar 2023]
