Graziano Conte
Other names: Conti
Born 1803
Active: 1848 - 1851
Country of birth and death: Italy
Sculptor
Born in Italy. In 1851 Giuseppe Tabbonistt (sic) lodging with Graziano and his wife, Elizabeth who was a marble importer (born c.1828 in Italy). In 1848 he was commissioned by the Duchess of Sutherland to carve a statue of the young Marquess of Stafford in highland dress. The 'Art Union' stated he had been resident in London for some years.
Works
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Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations (London), 1851
1851
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Artist in Statuary' and their lodger, Giuseppe Tabbonistt (sic) was a 'Marble Importer'
Sources
A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
2009
p. 309
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
HO107 piece 1509 folio 98 page 5
Citing this record
'Graziano Conte', 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=msib7_1206543711, accessed 21 Jul 2018]
