Jozsef Engel
Born 1815
Died 1901
Active: 1832 - 1888
Country of birth and death: Hungary
Sculptor
Born in Hungary. Studied in Vienna (1832-8) and in London, first under William Behnes and then at the Royal Academy on the recommendation of Sir Francis Chantrey. Engel exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1840-7 and then went to Rome where he worked for almost twenty years. He then returned to Hungary but exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1888.
Locations
Address 25 Castle Street Leicester Square London | View on map
1840 (Circa) - 1847 (Circa)
Address 17 Burton Crescent London | View on map
1888 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1840 - 1888
Exhibited 6 times (1840-7 and in 1888), 11 works in all (busts, ideal works and ivory carvings)
Personal and Professional Connections
Pupil of William Behnes
1838 (Circa)
Supported by Francis Legatt Chantrey
1839 (Presumed)
Engel entered the Royal Academy Schools on the recommendation of Chantrey
Citing this record
'Jozsef Engel', 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_1278609033, accessed 22 Mar 2023]
