Artist
Francis Legatt Chantrey
Francis Legatt Chantrey is a Romanticism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Francis Legatt Chantrey carved portraits in marble and drew in chalk and pencil. His 1828 bust of William Stuart, Archbishop of Armagh sits in marble, the archbishop’s robes carved so the folds catch the light. A second untitled drawing in the bundle shows Chantrey’s careful hand—delicate lines that bring a face to life. He worked in the early 1800s, turning sitters into stone and paper with quiet precision. See how he shaped Stuart’s collar or how the archbishop’s gaze stays alive in chalk next.
Works by Francis Legatt Chantrey
Collections represented
Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.