Joseph Wilton, English sculptor and academic (d. 1803)
Joseph Wilton (16 July 1722 – 25 November 1803) was an English sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and the academy's third keeper.
His works are particularly numerous memorialising the famous Britons in Westminster Abbey.
1722Jul, 16
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