Richard Westmacott, S. Audley St., to Arthur [Westmacott]

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Reference code

AND/26/371

Title

Richard Westmacott, S. Audley St., to Arthur [Westmacott]

Date

2 Dec 1852

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

The composition of Lord Nelson's monument, [in Trafalgar Square], is his. Nelson's family wanted Flaxman for the job who, to Westmacott's surprise, accepted his design. The committee then Westmacott gave the task of completing a monument to Pitt. He still has the original Nelson model.