Christopher Hewetson
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Christopher Hewetson (c. 1739-1798) was an Irish sculptor who worked in Rome from the 1760s, creating Neoclassical portrait busts for British and Irish Grand Tour visitors. He became the leading portrait sculptor in the English-speaking community in Rome, producing polished marble busts with classical dignity.
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About Christopher Hewetson
Hewetson was the leading portrait sculptor for British Grand Tour visitors in Rome. His polished Neoclassical marble busts document the Anglo-Irish aristocracy and intelligentsia of the late 18th century.
Hewetson was born around 1739 and died in 1798, working in Rome from the 1760s onward.
His Bust of Martha Baker Swinburne, dated 1773, is held by the Art Institute of Chicago.
Hewetson worked in the Neoclassical style, producing polished marble busts with classical dignity.
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